That would be really stupid, however it is common to have a junction box in
a basement or crawlspace, where the internal wiring transitions to outdoor
wiring. This would be a likely location to run the feed



"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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HerHusband wrote:

The electricity has to come from somewhere. If the
neutral's not in the switchbox, where is it?

It's quite common for the power to go directly to a light, with a
seperate
cable running from the light to the switch.

Is it common to do that with an outdoor "street lamp" that is some
distance from the house? Why run two cables when one would do?