Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meriden Gap

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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 14:07, 9 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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This article lacks any real clarity and is mostly written about a small green area between Brum, Coventry and Solihull. It lacks any real notability other then a name given to some green belt. I think this would be better placed either in the Coventry and Solihull articles or given a brief mention in the wider West Midlands County article. But what do other editors think? It has no real wide claim to fame. Most green belt can be given a name like the Dukeries in Nottinghamshire or the Hull Gap near Hull. DragonofBatley (talk) 00:24, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:53, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment/quick thoughts: no view yet on this AfD, but this term has been kicking around for a long time and it's the only bit of Green Belt I can think of which has a "name" as such, which suggests sources may be out there. This search of Hansard indicates usage going back to 1990 (including one reference in 1998 to the "so-called Meriden Gap"). Things like Borough of Solihull or West Midlands council documentation/reports may be useful: for example there are a few mentions in the Solihull Strategic Green Belt Assessment Report (July 2016) which can be found by searching for "Meriden Gap" "Borough of Solihull". The latest edition of the Buildings of England series (the Pevsner Guides) for Warwickshire (2016) needs to be checked as a priority; I don't have access to it. It might be worth checking some of the relevant articles in the Victoria County History of Warwickshire, some of which were written in the 1960s when the green belt movement was just getting underway. Sorry, no more time to look further at the moment: just some thoughts there. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 09:09, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 00:27, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: Well a merger is possible, and the article is hardly well-written, but it is a well-established term used in many books (press the 'Books' button above) so it seems clearly notable. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:38, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 10:17, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:11, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.