No Place is a village near to the town of Stanley in County Durham, England. The origins of the village's unusual name are uncertain however a popular theory suggests that it was part of a ploy to avoid taxation in medieval times, the story about this says that the local tax collector had a witch at his side who could tell when someone was telling the truth, with the name of No Place when asked what lied in the location of the village someone could safely say 'No Place' and not be found to be lying. The local council tried to change the name of the village to Co-operative Villas in the 1970s however they met with strong protests from local residents at the removal of all signs pointing to No Place. Today the signs say both Co-operative Villas and No Place.
Place is a term that has a variety of meanings in a dictionary sense, but which is principally used as a noun to denote location, though in a sense of a location identified with that which is located there.
Place may also refer to an individual's or family's relative status and relationship as compared to other individuals, groups, or families.
In city planning, a place is a generic used to designate a public square or small park; see also the cognate terms plaza and piazza.
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