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