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As well as my enthusiasm for maps, I love being in the outdoors – there’s nothing better than a woodland walk, listening to the birds and enjoying nature. I also try to get out and about on my bike and, when the weather isn’t so good, go to the pool for a swim.

I love baking (and eating) puddings with my all time favourite being jam roly-poly!

As well as geography, I also love history and you can often find me exploring medieval castles and ancient Roman ruins.

Fun fact! – I was an extra in the first Harry Potter film.

The gazetteer holds data on all sorts of addresses which we call ‘addressable objects’. These addressable objects include any physical feature that can be given an address or location. I locate and plot the address on a map and record details about it, such as what it is, what state it’s in (in use, under construction, derelict etc.) and what type of address it has.

Some objects can have full postal addresses (complete with post town and postcode) such as houses, schools, shops and hospitals. Other objects don’t have a postal address but are still recorded in the gazetteer such as lakes, woodlands, telephone boxes and castle ruins!

Every addressable object is given a unique property reference number (UPRN), which allows the address to be identified across lots of different systems and by lots of different users. Here are some examples of users of address data and UPRNs:

• Royal Mail – use data to deliver post.
• NHS – use data to keep accurate records.
• Emergency Services – use data to get to emergencies quickly.
• Office for National Statistics – use data to carry out the census.

Although I work from home most of the time, I do pop in to the office for team meetings every other month. My team also have a short Monday morning catch up meeting on Microsoft Teams and everyone can easily get in touch via email or chat.

My work is 90% computer/desk-based though I do venture out on site visits every now and again. This is especially useful if there’s a tricky property to locate on the map.