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