# City Rename?

**URL:** https://www.waze.com/discuss/t/city-rename/168395
**Category:** UK Editor Requests
**Created:** [June 2, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://www.waze.com/discuss/t/city-rename/168395 "2016-06-02T09:21:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![TheMKLightning](https://www.waze.com/discuss/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/0099FF/32.png) [@TheMKLightning](https://www.waze.com/discuss/u/TheMKLightning)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://www.waze.com/discuss/t/city-rename/168395/1 "2016-06-02T09:21:46Z")

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UR suggested the city name ‘Winsh-wen’ is incorrect. I checked with gazeteer which has it as ‘Winsh-wen’. Reporter insisted it is spelled ‘Winch Wen’ and sent [photograph of street sign](https://i.imgur.com/kibAM9N.jpg), which actually has it spelled ‘Winchwen’. Should this be renamed? If so, can a mass rename be done?

[Segment here](https://www.waze.com/en-GB/editor/?env=row&lon=-3.93121&lat=51.64220&layers=775&zoom=3&update_requestsFilter=truemaar&problemsFilter=false&mapProblemFilter=0&mapUpdateRequestFilter=1&venueFilter=0&u%0Apdate_requestsFilter=false&lo%20...%20ueFilter=0&apProblemFilter=0&%3BapProblemFilter=0maar&segments=195261383&mapUpdateRequest=6329709).

Cheers

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### Author: ![ditchi56](https://www.waze.com/discuss/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0099FF/32.png) [@ditchi56](https://www.waze.com/discuss/u/ditchi56)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2016, 7:48am UTC](https://www.waze.com/discuss/t/city-rename/168395/2 "2016-06-03T07:48:17Z")

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The most important function of “city” names on Waze is to help people to navigate to addresses, which will most likely be in the same form as used for addressing a letter. So I’d go with Royal Mail rather than the Gazeteer where there is a discrepancy. And Royal Mail is coming up with Winch Wen (two words). ![Screen Shot 2016-06-03 at 08.45.21.png](https://web-assets.waze.com/discuss/prod/original/3X/3/0/3034f5c08a84a3d91245e2307d2ee57f4b0c3640.png)

The city rename form can be found [here](https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=137311#p1081009).

Ian

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### Author: ![TheMKLightning](https://www.waze.com/discuss/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/0099FF/32.png) [@TheMKLightning](https://www.waze.com/discuss/u/TheMKLightning)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://www.waze.com/discuss/t/city-rename/168395/3 "2016-06-03T10:43:11Z")

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Thanks Ian,  
I spent half an hour trying to find how I’d done a city rename before!

Form sent now.

Cheers