On Facebook, my number of ‘friends’ numbers no more than a few dozens, most of whom are family members scattered across various parts of England. However, as well as keeping in contact with cousins, Facebook does offer the chance to follow random pages. One of the pages which seems always fascinating is ‘Simon shows you maps.’

On Monday, the map showed the wettest and the sunniest places in Great Britain. Sharing it with friends, I commented that Miss Rabbage would have been delighted with such a map. Our village is …