The town that doesn't exist

Aughton, United Kingdom (GB)

Argleton, a 'phantom town' in Lancashire that appears on Google Maps and online directories but doesn't actually exist, has puzzled internet experts.

The town that doesn't exist

Aughton, United Kingdom (GB)

Argleton, a 'phantom town' in Lancashire that appears on Google Maps and online directories but doesn't actually exist, has puzzled internet experts.

No Longer There
Links: www.telegraph.co.uk, www.treehugger.com
By: Parabellum

Nearby:

Welcome to the Parish of Aughton

Ashworth Hospital

Edge Hill University

The Scotch Piper Public House

Aladdins Cave Fancy Dress

Welcome to Lathom

Tower Hill Water Tower

The AXA Training Centre (Liverpool FC)

Liverpool FC Academy

Aintree Racecourse

Liverpool F.C. Academy

Football/soccer sculpture in a roundabout

Comments

cthippo

@ 2010-08-31 01:07:23

It's not the only one. Google "Oil City WA" and you'll see another town that never existed, but still shows up on every map I've seen.

swordfish

@ 2012-07-08 02:49:12

I heard a documentary about this on BBC R4. Cartographers used to slip in a ghost town here and there. Should the maps later be copied by other map publishers and passed on as their own work, the appearance of a ghost town could be used to prove the crime.