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# NamedPlace

A representative point feature giving the general location of a settlement name or geographic place name, for the purposes of text placement.

<figure><img src="/files/XrgQtpcc1ECCtapkYOyJ" alt="UML class diagram for the NamedPlace Feature Type."><figcaption><p>UML class diagram for the NamedPlace Feature Type.</p></figcaption></figure>

## NamedPlace attributes

### classification

The classification of the NamedPlace. The valid values are defined in the NamedPlaceClassification Code List.

* **Type:** NamedPlaceClassification
* **Length:** 40
* **multiplicity:** \[1]

### distinctivename

The settlement name or geographic place name. When a place is dual named, the Welsh or Gaelic name is presented first, followed by a space, a forward slash, a space and then the English name.

* **Type:** CharacterString
* **Length:** 100
* **Multiplicity:** \[1]

### featureCode

A unique feature code to facilitate styling.

* **Type:** Integer
* **Multiplicity:** \[1]

### fontHeight

A suggested text size to use for placing the distinctiveName as cartographic text. For most names, the text size is proportional to the size of the area to which the name applies. For valleys, the text size is based on the valley length, and for hills/mountains, the text size is based on the height of the summit. The valid values are defined in the FontHeightClassification Code List.

* **Type:** FontHeightClassification
* **Length:** 11
* **Multiplicity:** \[1]

### geometry

Point representing the cartographic position of the named place.

* **Type:** GM\_Point
* **Multiplicity:** \[1]

### textOrientation

Suggested text orientation (in degrees) to use for cartographic text placement of valley names, names of stretches of water and estuaries.

* **Type:** Measure
* **Multiplicity: \[1]**


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