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