{"id":1786727,"date":"2018-11-22T08:27:30","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T13:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1786727"},"modified":"2018-11-22T08:27:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T13:27:30","slug":"fake-britain-a-map-of-fictional-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/11\/fake-britain-a-map-of-fictional-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake Britain: A Map of Fictional Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matt Brown, Londonist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Londonist<\/em>\u2019s Fake Britain map<\/a>: “We’ve put together a map of fictional locations from film, TV, literature and other sources. Take a look around this alternative nation and see how many places you recognise. From Judge Dredd to Vanity Fair, it’s all here.<\/p>\n

“The vast majority of entries are well defined geographically. Some\u2014such as Beanotown and Blackadder’s Dunny on the Wold\u2014are a little more nebulous, but we’ve added them for fun. Hogwarts is an unmappable location (unless it’s a Marauder’s Map you’re looking at), but we’ve had a go anyway.”<\/p>\n

They’re looking for additions and corrections to the map: this is a work in progress. [Scarfolk<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Londonist\u2019s Fake Britain map: “We’ve put together a map of fictional locations from film, TV, literature and other sources. Take a look around this alternative nation and see how many places you recognise. From Judge… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,619],"tags":[71],"class_list":["post-1786727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-maps-and-literature","category-movies-and-television","tag-uk","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1818313,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/09\/from-academieland-to-zelda-fictional-map-exhibition-at-harvard\/","url_meta":{"origin":1786727,"position":0},"title":"From Academieland to Zelda: Fictional Map Exhibition at Harvard","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"5 September 2023","format":"link","excerpt":"From Academieland to Zelda: Mapping the Fictional and Imaginary, an exhibition of fictional maps at Harvard University\u2019s Pusey Library, runs until 3 November 2023. 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