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