- A newly installed sign in North Tyneside directs drivers to the town of ‘Morperth’
- It is an incorrect spelling of the historic Northumberland town of ‘Morpeth’
- Red-faced council bosses will replace the sign within the ‘next couple of weeks’
Drivers have been left baffled after blundering sign-writers misspelled the name of a town.
Motorists driving along the A191 in North Tyneside spotted a newly installed sign directing them to ‘Morperth’ – an incorrect spelling of Northumberland’s Morpeth.
The gaffe was flagged to red-faced council bosses on social media.
Drivers have been left baffled after blundering sign-writers misspelled the name of a town. It directs motorists to ‘Morperth’ – and not ‘Morpeth’
The gaffe was flagged to red-faced council bosses on social media. They will replace the sign within the ‘next couple of weeks’
Dog walker Adrian Henderson, from Shiremoor, was one of the first to spot the misspelling and posted pictures online.
Mr Henderson, 48, said: ‘I first noticed the sign earlier this week. I have never ever seen anyone spell Morpeth wrong – the sign can only have been up for a few weeks.
‘It’s a good laugh really, I suspect most people will just look at it and think it’s funny but it doesn’t surprise me.
‘It’s the cherry on the icing of the cake for North Tyneside Council to finish off its improvement scheme with a misspelling.’
A spokesman for the authority confirmed the road sign will be replacedwithin the ‘next couple of weeks’ and the cost will be covered by the company who painted it.
A sticker will soon be placed over the extra letter before a replacement is installed, and the spokesperson added the fault would have been identified as part of a review process on the site.
A sticker will soon be placed over the extra letter before a replacement is installed, a council spokesman said
A general view of Morpeth, an historic market town in Northumberland with a population of around 14,000
Morpeth is an historic market town in Northumberland with a population of around 14,000.
It is around 15 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Its name may come from the original form of ‘murder path’, though experts say there is no definite source of the title.