Talk:Glasshoughton

I redirected classhoughton here as it seemed to be an alternatuve name, albeit less common. Simply south 23:43, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

WikiMiniAtlas

Why is this places so prominent on WikiMiniAtlas (second only to London among places in the UK)? It's not very large, nor is it very important. I'd fix it, but I'm not sure how. Someone the Person (talk) 21:46, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

May be best to ask at another forum rather than here. May be you could ask at WP:VPT and someone there will point you in the right direction. By the way thanks for the pointer as after a look I spotted several articles that are incorrectly in the North Sea! Keith D (talk) 23:11, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Requested move 9 October 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) Alpha3031 (t • c) 20:44, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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Glasshoughton → Glass Houghton – Per the Ordnance Survey, this is the current name and the name of the former parish. KEPN uses 2 words even though its station uses just 1. Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:08, 9 October 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 21:23, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Keep as is. Wakefield council uses a single word for the location. Keith D (talk) 13:19, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Oppose – one word is more common (see: the station, the football team, etc). Sceptre (talk) 23:53, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Oppose. We would need to know the Ordnance Survey policy on geographical names to know whether or not their usage is relevant here, my guess is that it is not, but in the absence of energy either way can't give it any authority. Interested in any relevant evidence of course. Andrewa (talk) 08:36, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Relisting comment: Reliable sources and citations to WP guidelines would help achieve a consensus. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 21:23, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose, the argument is WP:OFFICIALNAME per Ordnance Survey, which we don't use, no evidence of WP:COMMONNAME provided. These use "Glasshoughton"; Yorkshire EP, BBC[1], Yorkshire Post, and Examiner[2]. It is the version used for the "Castleford Central and Glasshoughton" ward, local memorials, local community centre[3], road signs, the Council recycling centre, as well as the railway station.

Therefore clearly the current is the WP:COMMONNAME (in the absence of the nom proving otherwise). The exception being the Wakefield Express [4] [5] which uses both. But many other uses of the two words reference specifically the former colliery.[6] Ordnance Survey names don't override common names, we're not the Ordnance Survey nor are they the GB authority on place-names, and we don't use official names. DankJae 17:56, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

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