diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fce7acf..958a1d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,8 +95,28 @@ var map = new mapboxgl.Map({
 </script>
 ```
 
+### Converting an address to Lat/Lng
+If you need to convert a string address to a Lat/Lng you can do so using the 
+`craft.simpleMap.getLatLngFromAddress($addressString[, $country])` variable.
+An example of this would be wanting to convert a customers delivery address to a 
+Lat/Lng, to display it on a map.
+
+- `$address` - The string address you want to convert.
+- `$country` - *Optional.* Restrict the conversion to a specific country (useful for non-specific searches, i.e. town name). Must be valid [2-letter ISO code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1#Current_codes) (recommended), or full country name. 
+
+```twig
+{% set location = craft.simpleMap.getLatLngFromAddress("Ether Creative, Maidstone", "GB") %}
+
+{{ location.lat }}
+{{ location.lng }}
+```
+
 ## Changelog
 
+### 1.8.0
+- The maps `parts` now contains all available options from [here](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro#Types) (including the `_small` variants). Any options without values are returned as empty strings.
+- Added `craft.simpleMap.getLatLngFromAddress($addressString[, $country])`.
+
 ### 1.7.2
 - Added ability to restrict location search by country
 - New icon!
diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index d6e3844..7041ddf 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -192,5 +192,14 @@
       "[Added] Added ability to restrict location search by country",
       "[Changed] New icon!"
     ]
+  },
+  {
+    "version": "1.8.0",
+    "downloadUrl": "https://github.com/ethercreative/simplemap/archive/v1.8.0.zip",
+    "date": "2017-11-30T10:47:00-08:00",
+    "notes": [
+      "[Added] Added `craft.simpleMap.getLatLngFromAddress($addressString[, $country])`.",
+      "[Improved] The maps `parts` now contains all available options from [here](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro#Types) (including the `_small` variants). Any options without values are returned as empty strings."
+    ]
   }
 ]
diff --git a/simplemap/SimpleMapPlugin.php b/simplemap/SimpleMapPlugin.php
index 7d465ff..4147c7b 100644
--- a/simplemap/SimpleMapPlugin.php
+++ b/simplemap/SimpleMapPlugin.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public function getDescription()
 
 	public function getVersion()
 	{
-		return '1.7.2';
+		return '1.8.0';
 	}
 
 	public function getSchemaVersion()
diff --git a/simplemap/services/SimpleMapService.php b/simplemap/services/SimpleMapService.php
index b6ec9d3..2f0b741 100644
--- a/simplemap/services/SimpleMapService.php
+++ b/simplemap/services/SimpleMapService.php
@@ -12,6 +12,46 @@ class SimpleMapService extends BaseApplicationComponent {
 	public $searchEarthRad;
 	public $searchDistanceUnit;
 
+	private static $_parts = [
+		'room',
+		'floor',
+		'establishment',
+		'subpremise',
+		'premise',
+		'street_number',
+		'postal_code',
+		'street_address',
+		'colloquial_area',
+		'neighborhood',
+		'route',
+		'intersection',
+		'postal_town',
+		'sublocality_level_5',
+		'sublocality_level_4',
+		'sublocality_level_3',
+		'sublocality_level_2',
+		'sublocality_level_1',
+		'sublocality',
+		'locality',
+		'political',
+		'administrative_area_level_5',
+		'administrative_area_level_4',
+		'administrative_area_level_3',
+		'administrative_area_level_2',
+		'administrative_area_level_1',
+		'ward',
+		'country',
+		'parking',
+		'post_box',
+		'point_of_interest',
+		'natural_feature',
+		'park',
+		'airport',
+		'bus_station',
+		'train_station',
+		'transit_station',
+	];
+
 	// Public
 	// =========================================================================
 
@@ -63,6 +103,8 @@ public function getField (SimpleMap_MapFieldType $fieldType, $value)
 			$model = new SimpleMap_MapModel;
 		}
 
+		$model->parts = $this->_padParts($model);
+
 		$model->distance = $this->_calculateDistance($model);
 
 		return $model;
@@ -384,6 +426,20 @@ private function _calculateDistance (SimpleMap_MapModel $model)
 //		return ($this->searchEarthRad * acos(cos(deg2rad($lt1)) * cos(deg2rad($lt2)) * cos(deg2rad($ln2) - deg2rad($ln1)) + sin(deg2rad($lt1)) * sin(deg2rad($lt2))));
 	}
 
+	private function _padParts (SimpleMap_MapModel $model)
+	{
+		$parts = $model->parts;
+
+		foreach (self::$_parts as $part) {
+			if (!array_key_exists($part, $parts)) {
+				$parts[$part]            = '';
+				$parts[$part . '_short'] = '';
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $parts;
+	}
+
 	private function _formatLocaleForMap ($locale) {
 		$locale = array_map(
 			'strtolower',
diff --git a/simplemap/variables/SimpleMapVariable.php b/simplemap/variables/SimpleMapVariable.php
index 1e3e097..29282ae 100644
--- a/simplemap/variables/SimpleMapVariable.php
+++ b/simplemap/variables/SimpleMapVariable.php
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ public function apiKey () {
 		return craft()->plugins->getPlugin('simpleMap')->getSettings()->browserApiKey;
 	}
 
+	public function getLatLngFromAddress ($address, $country = null)
+	{
+		return SimpleMapService::getLatLngFromAddress($address, $country);
+	}
+
 }
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