Why maps?
I like maps, not just the ones you get on computers and phones nowadays, but the paper ones too. Especially old maps. The wonderful representations and gorgeous drawings and, of course, "Here be dragons".
I have decided to use Ordnance Survey maps here, partly because I do like the detail on them, with the different symbols, colours and shading bringing to life the landscape they are depicting. But also because they are probably the most accurate maps of anywhere in the world. So, below is the first foray into showing off these maps, and hopefully demonstrating how useful and powerful they now are since moving into the world of computers...
Click on the button below and two (or three) things will happen (or should anyway). First, if you have never visited this site before your device will ask for your permission to share location data with me. If you say no at this point then nothing else will happen. But if you say yes then the map centre will move to show where you are (with a circle to highlight your position) and second, below the map will appear the information about your location that I've managed to surmise. The most likely postcode you are in, some geographical coordinates and a list of other nearby postcodes (if any, the search looks for a radius in which there are one or more less than 10 possible postcodes).
Why do I keep saying possible postcodes? Well, postcode areas are not nice squares, they are odd shapes. So it is entirely possible that you are nearer to the centre of a neighbouring postcode area than you are to the centre of the one you are actually in. Anyway, tap the button and see what we can find for you.