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