Talk:Burley in Wharfedale

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[edit] Hyphenation

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... I have a minor question though, should Burley in Wharfedale definitely be hyphenated? I'm pretty sure I've seen it in various places hyphenated but my handy West Yorkshire street atlas does not hyphenate it while it's Lancastrian sister does hyphenate Clayton-le-woods for example so I take it the map editors had some reason not to hyphenate it. As councillor for the area I reckon there's a good chance you've got it right but can you provide some evidence please? MGSpiller 22:08, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Hi - thanks - answer is I dont know - I don't think there is a definative answer. Most atlases do not hypenate (some do seem to), though this may be a matter of policy. the local railway station sign, metro guide, and route planners do. I think to/not to hypenate is more custom than anything. I simply accepted the hypenation when I clicked a link from another article (menston) and got 'this article does not exist yet', and made it consistent, but speaking to a few local residents who know these things I get very mixed messages. I certainly have no problem (or preference) either way. I belive the origin of the hypenation is usually to make it clear that the 'in wharfedale' is part of the place name and not simply a description of geogrphical location. For an encyclopedia it may, therefore, be redundant. I do not hypenate it in normal use. Matt Palmer 19:05, 12 November 2005 (UTC)