Blogosphere, British Tabloids Buzz About Argleton, a Fake Lancashire, U.K., Town
If you want to visit the tiny town of Argleton in Lancashire, England, Google Maps can help you get there.
But there's one small problem: It doesn't really exist.
For the past few days, the British tabloids and the blogosphere have been buzzing about the "phantom" hamlet that Google Maps says is about an hour due west of Manchester. Google Maps even displays photographs of homes, restaurants and hospitals in the area.
The mystery has the locals so intrigued that a few have made the journey... Full Story
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