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