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