Regional ASRs in the UK

[helicopter-redeye]

Here's a question for a wet and windy Friday evening. A young pilot just asked me WHY the Barnsley ASR is named after an obscure town in the West Riding, leading to a long discussion about naming of other ASR names. Each region appears to be named after the centre point of the region. Is that the answer??

After years of accepting the detail of Barnsley, Tyne, Portree, etc I had never questioned what lay behind. Is there anything or just a random name?

Thanks in advance

h-r

[MightyGem]

This document gives the rather vague: "Generally, the names chosen for ASRs have some form of link with the geographical area which they encompass.".

https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP%201349%20Commonly%20Asked%20Questions%20Transition%20Alt itude.pdf

[chevvron]

Don't let it dwell on your mind too much, ASRs will be done away with when the common Transition Altitude is introduced.
Trouble is they can't decide what it will be - 6,000, 10,000 or 18,000?

[satdja]

The Second UK State Consultation on a Harmonised Transition Altitude ends at 1600 on 24 February 2016. Consultation is about the CONOPS for an 18,000ft TA. See link: The Second UK State Consultation on a Harmonised Transition Altitude TA | UK Civil Aviation Authority (http://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/Consultations/Open/The-Second-UK-State-Consultation-on-a-Harmonised-Transition-Altitude-TA/)