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EL SUB STA
— Electricity Sub Station
WC
— Water Closet (in building plans)
W POST
— Wooden Post
R TAN
— Right Tangent
OBSY
— Observatory
PPG STA
— Pumping Station
C OF E
— Church of England
C OF S
— Church of Scotland
TA CENTRE
— Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve Centre
G YD
— Grave Yard
S GANTRY
— Signal Gantry
F BR
— Foot Bridge
C IN W
— Church in Wales
GAS GOV
— Gas Governor
CAR PK
— Car Park
B MD
— Boundary Mound
B MK
— Boundary Mark
S BR
— Signal Bridge
D FN
— Drinking Fountain
S STA
— Signal Station
W SUSX
— West Sussex
W LOTHIAN
— West Lothian
B ROD
— Brass Rod
L HO
— Lighthouse
W METH
— Wesleyan Methodist
N BD
— Notice Board
F CH
— Free Church
YMCA
— Young Men's Christian Association
W GLAM
— West Glamorgan
L TAN
— Left Tangent
F STA
— Fire Station
D WELL
— Draw Well
V HO
— Valve House
D SLIP
— Double slip
W YORKS
— West Yorkshire
W MIDS
— West Midlands
E LOTHIAN
— East Lothian
S GLAM
— South Glamorgan
L TWR
— Lighting Tower
N SQ
— Not Square
U REF CH
— United Reformed Church
E SUSX
— East Sussex
I OF W
— Isle of Wight
I OF M
— Isle of Man
N YORKS
— North Yorkshire
PAINT M
— Paint Mark
LANCS
— Lancashire
WAR MEML
— War Memorial
WARW
— Warwickshire
LANARK
— Lanarkshire
PO
— Post Office
BLDG
— Building
SQ
— Square
AGL
— Above Ground Level
INDPT
— Independent
DEPT
— Department
APR
— April River Airport, April River, Papua New Guinea
NO
— Number
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
CSWY
— Causeway
DIV
— Division
DP
— Dung Pit
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
AUX
— Auxiliary
S
— South
INST
— Institute
NG
— National Grid
YD
— Yard
ACAD
— Academy
EMB
— Embankment
ALT
— Altitude
ABUT
— Abutment
DEC
— December
D/G
— Downgrade
PAV
— Pavilion
SW
— Switch
A
— Area
METH
— Method
HD
— Head
TR
— Laundry Trough
GOVT
— Government
CNR
— Corner
CORPN YD
— Corporation Yard
BM
— bench mark (as in map reading)
LAT
— Latitude
FT
— Feet
N
— North
E
— East
WY
— Way
AA
— Automobile Association (UK)
FA
— Fire Alarm
BK
— Bank
NOV
— November
MT
— Mountain
EMP
— Employee
OPP
— Opposite
CIR
— Circle
W
— West
PT
— Point
JAN
— January
AUG
— August
TERR
— Terrace
BLG
— Building
DISMTD RLY
— Dismantled Railway
W
— Water
PL
— Placenta
OCT
— October
VW
— View
C
— Conduit
ADJ
— Adjacent
HT
— Heights
HUMBS
— Humberside
INS
— inches
MAG
— Magnetic
ST
— Street
DET
— Detached Duty
DET
— Detached Garage
C
— Close
SPR
— Spring
SEP
— September
EX
— Exchange
SCH
— School
MLW
— Mean Low Water (nautical Charts)
STN
— Station
RC
— Roman Catholic
STA
— Station
GPO
— General Post Office
LOCO SHED
— Locomotive Shed
MIN TECH
— Ministry of Technology
B
— Basin
ENT
— Entrance
UNIV
— University
FH
— Fire Hydrant
D
— Drain
HWMOT
— High Water Mark of Ordinary Tides
MORTUARY
— Mort
BDY
— Boundary
JUL
— July
PASS
— Passage
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
BUS
— Omnibus
LB STA
— Lifeboat Station
JAN
— January
COLLY
— Colliery
AOD
— Above Ordnance Datum
LONG
— Longitude
PUB
— Public
JUN
— June
GL
— glass
DIST
— District
V
— Valve
IRB STA
— Inshore Rescue Boat Station
POL STA
— Police Station
MH & MLWS
— Mean High and Mean Low Water Springs
G
— Green
SA
— Salvation Army
LWMMT
— Low Water Mark of Medium Tides
BTY
— Battery
LAV
— Lavatory
C
— Channel
LWM
— Low Water Mark
CG STA
— Coastguard Station
H
— High
CH
— Church
MAR
— March
COLL
— COLLege
CONC
— Concrete
PTE
— Private
WILTS
— Wiltshire
RAC
— Royal Automobile Club (in the United Kingdom, renamed RAC plc in 2002)
IP
— iron pipe
MKT
— Market
PARA
— Parapet
E
— Experiment
INFMY
— Infirmary
B
— Boiler
RY
— Railway
TER
— Terrace
N
— No name
PL
— Place
CRES
— Crescent
I
— Island
PP HO
— Pump House
B
— Base
SUR
— Surface
MUS
— MUSeum
BERKS
— Berkshire (English County)
PRODN
— Production
HWMMT
— High Water Mark of Medium Tides
UNDER CONSTN
— Under Construction
B
— Bank
LP
— Lamp Post
MAY
— Mayaro
B
— Bridge
NORTHANTS
— Northamptonshire
FIFE
— Fife
APP
— Approach
ARC
— Arcade
HANTS
— Hampshire
DF
— Drinking Fountain
BD
— Boulevard
PUB
— Publications Activities Board
ALLOT GDNS
— Allotment Gardens
B
— Brown
FC
— Forestry Commission
DUNBAR
— Dunbartonshire
CL
— Close (Closed)
GLOS
— Gloucestershire
RLY STA
— Railway Station
MHWS
— Mean High Water Springs (nautical Charts)
OSBM
— Ordnance Survey Bench Mark
SUSSEX
— Sussex
D
— Drive
GDNS
— Gardens
TK
— Tank
BVD
— Boulevard
HERE AND WORC
— Hereford and Worcester
HWMOST
— High Water Mark of Ordinary Spring Tides
LIBY
— Library
R
— Rollicking
WR TWR
— Water Tower
DL
— Dale
AMB STA
— Ambulance Station
N
— Number
MAY
— Maysville
YORKS
— Yorkshire
PRESBY
— Presbytery
G
— Gate
Y
— Yard
GD
— Ground
CUMB
— CUMBERLAND TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SC
— stop cock
MH & MLW
— Mean High and Mean Low Water
RD
— Road
NORF
— Norfolk
C
— Cliff
BUCKS
— Buckinghamshire
AV
— Avenue
NOTTS
— Nottinghamshire
FC
— Free Church
CT
— Court
OXON
— Oxfordshire
PW
— Place of Worship
UNITN
— Unitarian
LINCS
— Lincolnshire
INVER
— Inverness-shire
WORC
— Worcestershire
BRECK
— Brecknockshire, England
SS
— Saints
L
— Lake
BK H
— Bake House
SALOP
— Shropshire, UK
LWMOT
— Low Water Mark of Ordinary Tides
C
— Copyright
MHW
— Mean High Water (nautical Charts)
RECN GD
— Recreation Ground
GVC
— Gas Valve Compound
PROM
— Promenade
HL
— Hill
LDP
— Long Distance Path
SEC
— Secondary Average
AD CO
— Administrative County
CLEVE
— Cleveland
ST
— Saint
MET
— Metropolitan
MLWS
— Mean Low Water Springs (nautical Charts)
IR
— Iron Rod
CO-ORD)
— Co-ordinate
PP
— Piston Pump
RDG
— Ridge
BKS
— Barracks
LB HO
— Lifeboat House
LA
— Lane
WES METH
— Wesleyan Methodist
DERBY
— Derbyshire
HWM
— High Water Mark
BORO
— Borough
EL TFMR
— Electricity Transformer
ST
— Stone
PEEBLES
— Peeblesshire
ADMIN CO
— Administrative County
BLDGS
— Buildings
GV
— Gas Valve
DET RING
— Detector Ring
BR
— Brown
T
— Track
PERTH
— Perthshire
HO
— house
DENB
— Denbighshire
BAPT
— Baptist
WC
— Water Column
ANG
— Angle
JN
— Junction
CHES
— Cheshire, England
WT STA
— Wireless Station
ROSS AND CROM
— Ross and Cromarty
PC
— Public Convenience (UK)
O
— Office
LWMOST
— Low Water Mark of Ordinary Spring Tides
CLWYD
— Clwyd
CDS
— Cul-De-Sac
FN/W
— Felt Nail and Washer
RLY
— Railway
MG P
— Mooring Post
CSE
— Course
TWR
— Tower
A
— Approach
MUNL
— Municipal
YH
— Youth Hostel
LB
— London Borough
D
— Down
GWENT
— Gwent
MERI
— Merionethshire
EL TFMR STA
— Electricity Transformer Station
CLUB HO
— Club House
TV STA
— Television Station
BR P
— Braced Post
TYNE AND WEAR
— Tyne and Wear
MULTI CAR PARK
— Multistory Car Park
H
— House
GT
— Gigatexel
PRIM METH
— Primitive Methodist
CT H
— Cart House
VIC
— Vicarage
FM
— Farm to Market
KM P
— Kilometre Post
INSTN
— Institution
POWYS
— Powys
ENG WKS
— Engineering Works
VC
— Voluntary Controlled
GWYN
— Gwynedd
TEL EX
— Telephone Exchange
ALB
— Air Light Beacon
YWCA
— Young Women's Christian Association
STS
— Steps To Success
CT S
— Cart Shed
DR
— Drive
CP
— Civil Parish
BDY M
— Boundary Mark
EMP EX
— Employment Exchange
ETL
— Electricity Transmission Line
CEN
— Centre d'Etude Nucléaire
O
— Open
PCB
— Police Call Box
BR
— bridge
LWL
— Low Water Level
KINCAR
— Kincardineshire
FR
— Face Right
BERWICK
— Berwickshire
LC
— Level Crossing
SH FD
— Sheep Fold
CL H
— Coal House
WD PP
— Wind Pump
S
— Square
WR T
— Water Tap
REMS OF
— Remains of
SUN SCH
— Sunday School
BDY
— Broadway
CH YD
— Church Yard
M
— Mile
TG
— Toll Gate
F
— Fleet
BP
— Boundary Post
O
— Old
CG LOOKOUT
— Coastguard Lookout
CUL
— Culvert
FL BR
— Flush bracket
UND
— Undefined
WV
— Water Valve
DK
— Dock
WR WKS
— Water Works
CO CNL
— County Council
CIRC
— Circle
RESR
— Reservoir
ROXB
— Roxburghshire
FALL
— Waterfall
RENFREW
— Renfrewshire
INT
— intersection
GSL
— Ground Surface Level
W
— Well
CONV HOME
— Convalescent Home
FE STA
— Fire Engine Station
SMY
— Smithy
TECH COLL
— Technical College
PP
— Peristaltic Pump
MORAY
— Morayshire
NCB
— National Coal Board
MET STA
— Meteorological Station
C
— Copy
JUNC
— Junction
(SCAT)
— Scattered
B-P
— By-pass
ORCH
— Orchard
L
— Lead
BS
— Boundary Stone
NTS
— National Trust for Scotland
(UM)
— Unmade
MID GLAM
— Mid Glamorgan
KINROSS
— Kinross-shire
(M)
— Medium
TWL
— Top Water Level
LE
— leader
M
— Mount
GEN STA
— Generating Station
TRAV
— Traverse
PARLY
— Parliamentary
ABER
— Aberdeenshire
OST
— Ordinary Spring Tide
COMM CENTRE
— Community Centre
NS
— Not square
WR BD
— Water Board
PN/W
— Pipe Nail and Washer
UNDENOM
— Undenominational
TEL P
— Telephone Pole
PH
— Public House
PER CUR
— Perpetual Curacy
CONGL
— Congregational
LWM(S)
— Low Water Mark(Springs)
CORPN
— Corporation
TRIG STA
— Trigonometrical Station
IS OF SC
— Isles of Scilly
WES
— Wesleyan
DEF
— Defaced
MEML
— Memorial
GN
— Green
WD EL GEN
— Wind Electricity Generator
COTT
— Cottage
CLACKMANNAN
— Clackmannanshire
BORO CONST
— Borough Constituency
MIX
— Mixed
BANFF
— Banffshire
E
— End
TCB
— Telephone Call Box
H
— Hydrant
PP
— pump
MP
— Mile Post
A
— Alley
HTS
— Heights
HERTS
— Hertfordshire
C
— Copier
TK H
— Track of Hedge
GTR LONDON
— Greater London
FL
— Face Left
NTL
— Normal Tidal Limit
J
— Junction
TOLL
— Toll Gate
BDY M
— Boundary Mound
TK F
— Track of Fence
CATH
— Cathedral
MTL HOSPL
— Mental Hospital
INFT
— Infant
PKT
— Picket
HA
— Hectares
FB
— Foot Bridge
MISN CH
— Mission Church
WKS
— Worksheet
A/D
— Asphalt Disc
R
— Railway
TEL LINE
— Telephone Line
LWN
— Lawn Boy
CO CONST
— County Constituency
AVON
— Avon Rubber Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
ESP
— Esplanade
ANGUS
— Angus Aviation
KM
— Kilometres
MON
— Monument
LR
— lower
QY
— Quay
R
— Race
SP
— Spur
ARGYLL
— Argyllshire
PR
— Promenade
HOL
— hollow
ALTS
— Alterations
TK S
— Track of Stream
BURGH CONST
— Burgh Constituency
AL
— Alley
CEMY
— Cemetery
WR PT
— Water Point
(C)
— Close
COCS
— Centre of Old Course of Stream
INDT
— Independent
LB
— Letter Box
DOS
— Date of Survey
ULC
— Upper Level of through Communication
C
— Cameroon
ANGLE
— Anglesey
MO
— Matter of Opinion
F
— Foot
UD
— Urban District
T
— Trough
CDK
— Centre Drain at Kerb
CO OF CITY
— County of City
LT
— London Transport
C
— Circle
D
— Damage
BUTT
— Buttress
GH
— Green House
FL SK
— Flare Stack
BB
— Buried Block
KIRKCUD
— Kirkcudbrightshire
R
— Rider
B
— Boulevard
M
— Mark
C
— Canal
RP
— Revision Point
DG
— Drying Ground
EL WKS
— Electricity Works
V
— View
A
— Avenue
MKT HO
— Market House
SUTHER
— Sutherland
AP
— Approach
T
— Tank (oil & water tanks)
A
— Arcade
SANATM
— Sanatorium
ISS
— Issues
FN
— Felt Nail
CC
— County Council
CO-ED
— Co-educational
CFT
— Croft
EURO CONST
— European Assemby Constituency
BEDS
— Bedfordshire, England
DG
— Double Gate
R
— Row
PAB
— Published Abstract Bolt
MP
— Mooring Post
GT P
— Gate Pillar
LCC
— London County Council
TERT
— Tertiary
ELB
— Electric Light Bracket
D
— Double
CARM
— Carmarthenshire
STIRL
— Stirlingshire
FV
— Ferries - Vehicular
BURIAL GD
— Burial Ground
M
— Mooring
OSGB
— Ordnance Survey Great Britain
CD
— Centre of Drain
B
— Broad
EM
— Embankment
LKN
— Lime Kiln
PEMB
— Pembrokeshire
BG
— Burial Ground
SUR B
— Surface Block
FLINT
— Flintshire
AYR
— Ayrshire
CHR SC CH
— Christian Science Church
GP
— Guide Post
TER
— Terminus
F
— Folly
AP
— Air Point
ED
— European Datum
RG
— Ridge
BUTE
— Buteshire
PTP
— Police Telephone Pillar
CAITHNESS
— Caithness
CAMBS
— Cambridgeshire, England
COMPS
— Computations
BC
— Burgh Constituency
BR H
— Brew House
MISN
— Mission Cmnty Bancp (OTC Bulletin Board [OTCBB])
PP
— Primary Point
VC
— Valve Cover
SC
— Scrub
T
— Tape
AR
— Arcade
TS
— Traverse Station
SRS
— Stairs
CF
— Croft
GN
— Green Net
SL
— Sluice
W
— Wood
FBM
— Fundamental Bench Mark
BO H
— Boiler House
CCS
— Centre of Covered Stream
TRAV C
— Travelling Crane
GS
— Gantry Support
FL-O
— Fly-over
C
— Camel
E
— Eyot
CCLW
— Centre of Channel at Low Water
TB
— Top of Bank
CR
— Crosses
LRO
— Local Reference Object
BATT
— Battlement
CN
— Capstan
WLK
— Walk
WS
— Work Shop
RH
— Root of Hedge
B
— Baulk
BC
— Borough Constituency
KN
— Kiln
SD
— Side Door
AAT
— Analytical Aerial Triangulation
FF
— Face of Fence
G
— Grove
RANGE
— Rifle Range
GLC
— Greater London Council
CALV
— Calvinist
ISOLN HOSPL
— Isolation Hospital
ORKNEY
— Orkney
DEVON
— Devon
FO
— Folly
TP
— Turnpike
CUMBR
— Cumbria
HPO
— Head Post Office
BY-PS
— By-pass
HNT
— House Number Trace
LEIC
— Leicestershire
GTR MCHES
— Greater Manchester
SUFF
— Suffolk
BN
— Barns and Noble
D
— Dock
WIGTOWN
— Wigtownshire
H
— Hole
BO
— Boulder
AND
— Administrative Names Diagram
CATHL
— Cathedral
ME
— Mead
CN
— Cistern
ESSEX
— Essex Regiment
SOMER
— Somerset
CNL
— Council
I
— Isle
GT P
— Gate post
STS
— Stands for Steps
GT
— Gate trigger
CPG
— Comparator Point
FAP
— Fire Alarm Pillar
RB
— Rural Borough
TACHY
— Tacheometer
PRE
— Precinct
BH
— Beer House
SF
— Side of Fence
HOSPL
— Hospital
PA
— Pathology
PG
— Passage
POL HO
— Police House
Q
— Quay
BOL
— Bollard
G
— Gap
VIL
— Villas
C
— Copenhagen
PLANTN
— Plantation
HERE
— Herefordshire
C
— Crane
MR
— Manor
FM
— Farm Manager
SSLIP
— Single Slip
CREM
— Crematorium
FR
— Flat Rock
NC
— Non-coniferous
XC
— Cross Cut
CAS
— Castle and Co.
T
— Tides
SP
— Spreads
GT
— Gate Threshold
DUMFRIE
— Dumfriesshire
C
— Cambrian
CHY
— Chimney
MCTS
— Minor Control Traverse Station
STAF
— Staffordshire
BRAC/RG
— Bracken and Rough grassland
JMI
— Junior Mixed and Infants
TC
— Travelling Crane
DD
— Double Ditch
HUNTS
— Huntingdonshire
OS
— Out Stipple
STPS
— Steps
EL P
— Electricity Pole
WWL
— Winter Water Level
SR
— Side of River
GP
— Gas Plug
SK
— Sketched
NAIRN
— Nairnshire
GD
— Gardens
WF
— Wharf
LK
— Lime Kiln
SV
— Sewer Vent
STAFFS
— Staffordshire University
ND
— No division
DIAL
— Sun Dial
MC
— Minor Control
CORN
— Cornwall
FS
— Flagstaff
WH
— Water House
NORTHUM
— Northumberland
CIS
— Cistern
SD
— Strand
CPA
— Comparator Point
RL
— Roof Line
D
— Ditch
PAR
— Parade
SM
— Sloping masonry
TE
— Terrace Elementary
DOR
— Date of Revision
MONT
— Montgomeryshire
EK
— Edge of Kerb
VI
— Villas
UF
— United Free
NONCON
— Nonconformist
GLAM
— Glamorganshire
T
— Tap
BB
— Base of Bank
MIDLOTH
— Midlothian
W
— Walk
PAL
— Palace
RECN
— Recreation
SB
— Signal Box
COP
— Coppice
SG
— Sewer Grate
ELS
— Electric Light Standard
FW
— Face of wall
DURHAM
— Durham
CP
— Cess Pool
PH
— Parish House
SH
— Summer House
LO
— Lodge
BY
— Broadway
CW
— Causeway
SELK
— Selkirkshire
IH
— Inspection Hole
WT
— Water Tap
BN
— Broken
VA
— Vale
WK
— Walk
GR
— Grove
DYFED
— Dyfed
CAERN
— Caernarvonshire
OT
— Ordinary Tide
T
— Top of
WESTM
— Westmorland, England
WN
— Wire Nail
BP
— Boundary Plate
PTS
— Permanent Traverse Station
SURREY
— Surrey
LA
— Light Airplane
SKS
— Sinks
REC
— Rectory
NBM
— New Bench Mark
ED
— Electoral Division
CIN
— Cinema
DV
— Drove
COL
— Collects
WB
— Weighbridge
DF
— Double Fence
PT
— Precinct
PA
— Path Aux
HR
— Hedge Row
WMP
— Warning and Monitoring Post
RAD
— Radnorshire
VT
— Vault
KS
— Kitchin Sink
ST
— Stable
DD
— Double Drain
CG
— Cattle Grid
OE
— Orignal Error
FB
— Filter Bed
W
— Way
DRO
— Drove
ESPL
— Esplanade
PY
— Privy
CM
— Chalk
MH
— Man Hole
VR
— Ventilator rate
STRS
— Stairs
MET
— Metalled
PD
— Pond
PLB
— Pillar Letter Box
MPU
— Mail Pick-up
SAND
— Sub-Areas Name Diagram
DS
— Double Stream
MD
— Mound
SN
— Scientific Network
CIR
— Circus
LN
— Lawn
M
— Mound
L
— Loch
WH
— Wash House
PTP
— Police Telephone Post
DORSET
— Dorset
RW
— Row
MSD
— Master Survey Drawing
LH
— Lamp House
MONM
— Monmouthshire
PSH
— Parish
LWR
— Last Walk Round
PN
— Pipe Nail
FEB
— Februray
CR
— Centre of Railway
RH
— Road House
CHA
— Chase
WP
— Water Plug
CHAP
— Chapel
IDT
— Instrumental Detail Trace
PY
— Piggery
MCPA
— Minor Control Point Album
W
— Wall
GEO
— Geodetic
K
— Kerb
CH
— Chase
MERS
— Merseyside
DF
— Drain Frame
CB
— Centre of Bank
POD
— Point of Detail
SW
— Sloping Wall
COH
— Cow House
LINC
— Lincolnshire
RS
— Rain Spout
DB
— Dust Bin
CVT
— Convent
SD
— Sun Dial
WP
— Wooden Peg
OG
— Ornamental Ground
CARD
— Cardiganshire
FN
— Fountain
UP
— United Presbyterian
SV
— Spirit Vaults
ES
— End of Straight
CIRC
— Circus
GC
— Gas Column
LG
— Loading Gauge
MH
— Malt House
TLH
— Tool House
DIS
— Disused
FD
— Foundations
PKS
— Pecks
CP
— Centre Punched
MB
— Municipl Borough
TAD
— Trig Availability Diagram
ON
— Oven
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