Patchogue was a town in New York. Plexus magazine was established in Patchougue in 1975. (AUDIO: The Conspiracy)
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Location information
Though it's possible that a real world location doesn't exist in the same geographic space in the Doctor Who universe, such cases are few and far between. Thus, the map to the right is probably a good indicator of the DWU location of Patchogue.