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