Around here (UK), many of the local fields, pastures, etc. have individual names. Whilst some are generic (e.g. four-acre plot), some are distinct (Barrow Hill, The Rookery, etc.) and are sometimes referenced in walking guides or local culture.
Should I add the latter names in? I don’t want to crowd the map.
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Yes, if a field have a name, add it.
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Thank you!
I am by no means an authority on this subject but I’ve seen other recent threads that would suggest names can sometimes be a contentious issue, particularly when there are no signs “on the ground”.
The wiki page is fairly extensive:
In Germany there’s something similar and we mostly set a node at the center and add place=locality + name=The Name
I prefer the node because the landuse can vary a lot over here. But I believe there are many rather unchanging hedges and stone walls marking the fields in GB so it might be pretty ok to add the name to the relevant landuse