General principles
2.6.1.1
Britain has an extraordinary diversity of place names and it is the intention of the NSG that they should be recorded correctly.
2.6.1.2
Street names, towns and localities must include all the punctuation, abbreviations, accents and characters that are in the official version of their name. No punctuation must be added that is not in the official name.
2.6.1.3
Type 2 Streets (Street descriptions) which contain the names of towns, localities or type 1 Streets must also include all the punctuation, abbreviations, accents and characters that are in the official version of the name.
2.6.1.4
For detailed guidance see Sections 5 to 6. For examples see Section 5.4.