Comment by chgs
Every time o put directions to my local market town of Newport in Shropshire, google insists on thinking I want to travel two hours to Wales.
I guess it could be worse and I’d end up in the Isle of Wight.
Reused names isn’t just an American thing.
Ashford Kent and Ashford Middlesex are common issues in the southeast.
As for Hawkridge in Devon...dark night (not stormy) and it was only when I saw Dulverton road signs I got the sense this wasn't going to plan.