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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Denise Evans & Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

Bizarre story of the village that never really existed

The North West is home to hundreds of villages, each with its own unique selling points.

However one village captured the hearts of many despite it never existing. Argleton was a West Lancashire town just a few miles from Merseyside which suddenly appeared on Google Maps and Google Earth one day, despite there being no trace of the area ever actually existing.

The settlement would appear "closed" on the search engine and would be located just off the A59 from Bold Lane in Aughton with a Merseyside postcode. People who did fancy a day out visiting the mystery village would be met with a number of dry and empty fields, although the neighbouring village is home to a number of things to do for those who were a bit stuck.

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