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Argleton
Argleton was a phantom settlement that appeared on Google Maps and Google Earth but does not actually exist. The supposed location of Argleton was just off the A59 road within the civil parish of Aughton in West Lancashire, England, which in reality is nothing more than empty fields.〔Lefort, Rebecca (31 October 2009). "(Mystery of Argleton, the 'Google' town that only exists online )". ''Telegraph.co.uk''. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.〕〔Hickman, Leo (3 November 2009). "(Welcome to Argleton, the town that doesn't exist )". ''Guardian.co.uk''. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.〕 Data from Google are used by other online information services which consequently treated Argleton as a real settlement within the L39 postcode area. As a result, Argleton also appeared in numerous listings for things such as real estate, employment and weather, but although the people, businesses and services listed are all in fact real, they are actually based elsewhere in the same postcode district.〔〔Ramachandran, Arjun (4 November 2009). "(Argleton: the phantom town that Google created )". ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.〕 Google later removed the town from Google Maps.
== Media interest ==
The anomaly was first noticed by Mike Nolan, head of web services at nearby Edge Hill University, who posted about it on his blog in September 2008.〔〔Nolan, Mike (9 September 2008). "(Google Renames Village )". ''Web Services at Edge Hill University''. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.〕 In early 2009 it was investigated further by Nolan's colleague, Roy Bayfield, who walked to the area shown on Google Maps to see if there was anything special about it. Bayfield commented about it on his own blog and described the place as being "deceptively normal" as well as exploring the concept of a non-existent place using the tropes of magic realism and psychogeography; the story was later picked up by the local media.〔Jaleel, Gemma (2 April 2009). "(Ormskirk man Roy Bayfield visits the Bermuda Triangle of West Lancashire – Argleton in Aughton )". ''Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser''. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.〕〔Bayfield, Roy (22 February 2009). "(Destination: Argleton! Visiting an imaginary place )". ''Walking Home to 50''. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.〕 By November 2009, news of the non-existent town had received global media attention, and "Argleton" became a popular hashtag on Twitter.〔〔Jaleel, Gemma (5 November 2009). "(Advertiser leads way over mystery Google Map town Argleton )". ''Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser''. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.〕 As of 23 December 2009, a Google search for "Argleton" was generating around 249,000 hits, and the domain names argleton.com (with the message, "What the hell are they talking about? We, the good citizens of Argleton do exist. Here we are now!")〔Heusner, Ki Mae & Potter, Ned (4 November 2009). "(Google Maps Mystery: Phantom Town Only Exists Online )". ''ABC News''. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.〕 and argleton-village.co.uk (a spoof website describing the history of Argleton, famous "Argletonians" and current events in the fictional village)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Argleton, Lancashire village )〕 were claimed. Other websites were selling merchandise with slogans such as "I visited Argleton and all I got was this T-shirt" and "New York, London, Paris, Argleton".〔
On 18 September 2010, the BBC Radio 4 programme ''Punt PI'' hosted by Steve Punt investigated the case of Argleton.〔(''Punt PI'' ), BBC Radio 4, 18 September 2010 〕
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