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P15.5 Abbreviations used on Ordnance Survey Maps
Introduction
The restrictions imposed by lack of space on maps, coupled with the requirement for them to appear uncluttered and visually appealing, has resulted in many abbreviations being used on maps. Some are only applicable to large or small scale maps whereas others remain constant across the scales. Others have disappeared from use or been introduced as map specifications have changed.
A | Alley, Approach, Arcade, Avenue |
A | Area |
A | AA Telephone Box (small scales) |
A/D | Asphalt Disc |
AA | AA Telephone Box |
AAT | Analytical Aerial Triangulation |
ABUT | Abutment |
Acad | Academy |
Ad Co | Administrative County |
Adj | Adjacent |
Admin Co | Administrative County |
AGL | Above Ground Level |
AL | Alley |
ALB | Air Light Beacon |
Allot Gdns | Allotment Gardens |
Alt | Altitude |
Alts | Alterations |
Amb Sta | Ambulance Station |
ANG | Angle |
Angle | Anglesey |
AOD | Above Ordnance Datum |
AP | Air Point |
AP, APP | Approach |
AR, ARC | Arcade |
AUX | Auxiliary |
Av or Ave | Avenue |
B | Baulk, Bank, Base, Basin, Bridge, Broad |
B | Boiler |
B | Boulevard, Broadway, Brow |
B | Break in house numbers on SUSI/SIM Products |
B Md | Boundary Mound |
B Mk | Boundary Mark |
B Rod | Brass Rod |
B-P | By-pass |
Bapt | Baptist |
BATT | Battlement |
Battery | Bty |
BB | Base of Bank |
BB | Buried Block |
BC | Borough Constituency, Burgh Constituency |
BD | Boulevard |
Bdy | Boundary |
BDY | Broadway |
Bdy M | Boundary Mark or Mound |
BG | Burial Ground |
BH | Beer House |
Bk | Bank |
BK | Bank (building) |
BK H | Bake House |
Bks | Barracks |
BLDG(S) | Building(s) |
Bldgs | Buildings |
Blg | Building |
BM | Bench Mark |
BN | Barn |
Bn | Broken (hedge or bank) on SUSI®/SIM®/SuperplanTM Products |
Bo | Boulders |
BOH | Boiler House |
Bol | Bollard |
Boro | Borough |
Boro Const | Borough Constituency |
BP | Boundary Post or Plate |
BR | Brass Rivet |
Br | Bridge |
BR | Bridge |
BR | Bridle Road |
BR | Brow |
BR H | Brew House |
Br P | Braced Post |
Brac/RG | Bracken and Rough grassland on SUSI/SIM/Superplan Products |
BS | Boundary Stone |
Bucks | Buckinghamshire |
Burgh Const | Burgh Constituency |
Burial Gd | Burial Ground |
Bus | Omnibus |
BUTT | Buttress |
BS | Bus Stop |
BL | Basement Light |
BVD | Boulevard |
BY | Broadway |
BY-PS | By-pass |
C | Cam, Canal, Causeway, Centre of, Channel, Cut |
C | Carriage, Creek, Cross |
C | Causeway, Chase, Circle, Circus, Close |
C | Cliff, Conduit, Cop, Course of, Covered, Culvert |
C | Cock |
C | Community (Wales) |
C | Coniferous (SUSI/SIM/Superplan Products) |
C | Court, Crescent, Croft, Cross, Cut, Corner |
C | Crane |
C in W | Church in Wales |
C of E | Church of England |
C of S | Church of Scotland |
(C) | Close (SUSI/SIM/Superplan Products) |
Calv | Calvinist |
Car Pk | Car Park (SUSI/SIM/Superplan Products) |
Cas | Castle |
Cas | Castle |
CATH | Cathederal |
Cath | Cathedral |
Cathl | Cathedral |
CB | Call Box |
CB | Centre of Bank, Basin, Baulk, Broad |
CB | Coal Bin, Bunker |
CB | County Borough |
CC | Centre of Canal |
CC | Chisel Cut (Mark) |
CC | Coal Cover |
CC | County Constituency |
CC | County Council |
CCLW | Centre of Channel at Low Water |
CCS | Centre of Covered Stream |
CD | Centre Drain |
CD | Centre of Drain |
CDK | Centre Drain at Kerb |
CDS | Cul de sac (Station) |
Cemy | Cemetery |
Cen | Centre (Social, etc) |
CF, CFT | Croft |
CG | Cattle Grid (SUSI/SIM/Superplan Products) |
CG Lookout | Coastguard Lookout |
CG Sta | Coastguard Station |
CH, CHA | Chase |
Ch | Church |
CH | Club House |
CH | Coach House |
CH | Coal House |
Ch Yd | Church Yard |
Chap | Chapel |
Chr Sc Ch | Christian Science Church; Church of Christ Scientist |
Chy | Chimney |
Cin | Cinema |
CIR, CIRC | Circle, Circus |
Cis | Cistern |
CL | Close |
CL | Close [density] (SUSI/SIM/Superplan Products) |
Cl | Close [place] |
Cl H | Coal House |
CLB | Coal Bin |
CLUB HO | Club House |
CM | Chalk/Crayon Mark |
Cn |