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