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Crazy Marys Hole among nicknames added to Ordnance Survey map to help stricken fishermen More than 7,500 local nicknames have been added to the map in a bid to identify precise locations in an emergency Nicknames on maps will help emergency rescuers locate fishermen quickly Credit: Getty Images Local nicknames including ‘Crazy Mary’s Hole’ and ‘Stinky Bay’ have been added to an Ordnance Survey map of the coast to help locate stricken fishermen. It is hoped that the change will improve...

BBC News By Jane Wakefield image captionLocals often know beaches by names that are not on official maps Ordnance Survey is releasing a mapping tool which assigns local nicknames to coastal areas to make it easier to find people in need of help. Stinky Bay, Crazy Marys Hole and Nuncle Dicks may be familiar names to those who live nearby, but they would rarely appear on any map. Now these alternative names will be overlaid on the official names on the OS map to help speed up response times. The ...