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