1.6 Street Name/Thoroughfare Field

Only a single street name or thoroughfare should be included in this field. If the property is situated on more than one street, individual entries should be made. If a property is situated on a street that forms part of a main thoroughfare, the street name should be used for indexing (see example 1.6.6).

Hints & Tips

• To get a match in the gazetteer, it may be necessary to split or combine parts of the street name (for example, Howmoss Crescent may be found as How Moss Crescent, and Holly Bank place may be found as Hollybank Place).
• There is usually no punctuation used in the gazetteer. One exception is that "St." as an abbreviation for saint in a street name must have a full stop. For example, St Mary's Place will usually be found under St. Marys Place.
• Very occasionally, to get a match in the gazetteer, it may be necessary to drop an "S" from a street name. For example, St Mungo's Road, may be found at St. Mungo Road.
• It should be noted that apostrophes are inconsistently used in the gazetteer so it may be necessary to try versions of address with and without apostrophes to get a match.
• If a street or thoroughfare name includes the word "The", this should be retained in the indexing.