Hi,

I know you didn't do the original edit, but can you look at Barnstable MA. The place=town is located at Hyannis/Hyannisport. No-one I know locally calls this area anything other than by the name. Barnstable as a place (vs. admin. entity) is located on the Old King's Highway (Mass 6A). I don't think that the MA 'town of ' construct really fits well with place=town., whereas Hyannis in all respects does (has a CBD, transportation hub, shopping etc.), plus it's a big tourist destination.

I suspect it might lead to unexpected routing & other queries (nice seafood restaurant in Barnstable not found 'cos the wrong one) too.

Historically, I think the bay side of the Cape was settled first, so most of the places which gave rise to admin entities sit along 6A. The labels of all the others seem to be where I'd expect them to be.

Jerry