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

Capstan

CN

Cistern

Cnl

Council (not in conjunction with county)

CNR

Corner

Cnr

Corner (SUSI/SIM Products)

Co Cnl

County Council

Co Const

County Constituency

Co of City

County of City

Co-ed

Co-educational

Co-ord(s)

Co-ordinate(s)

COCS

Centre of old course of stream

CoH

Cow House

Col

Collects (SUSI/SIM Products)

Coll

College

Colly

Colliery

Comm Centre

Community Centre

Comps

Computations

Conc

Concrete

Congl

Congregational

Conv Home

Convalescent Home

Cop

Coppice/Osiers (SUSI/SIM Products)

Corpn

Corporation

Corpn Yd

Corporation Yard

Cott

Cottage

CP

Centre Punched (Mark)

CP

Cess Pool

CP

Civil Parish

CPA

Comparator Point (Air)

CPG

Comparator Point (Ground)

Cr

Centre [of stone marking trig pt]

CR

Centre of Railway, River, Road

CR

Continuous Revison

Cr, Cres

Crescent

CR, Cres

Crescent

cr

Crosses (SUSI/SIM Products)

Crem

Crematorium

CS

Centre of Stream

CS

Cess Pool

CS

Cross

Cse

Course

CSWY

Causeway

CT

Cart Track

Ct

Court

CT

Court

CT H

Cart House

CT S

Cart Shed

CU

Cut

Cul

Culvert (SUSI/SIM Products)

Cvt

Convent

CW

Causeway

CW

Centre of Wall

D

Dale, Drive, Drove

D

Dam, Ditch, Dock, Double, Down, Drain

D Fn

Drinking Fountain

D Slip

Double slip (SUSI/SIM Products)

D Well

Draw Well

DB

Dust Bin

DD

Double Ditch or Drain (SUSI/SIM Products)

Def

Defaced

Dept

Department

Det

Detached

Det Ring

Detector Ring

DF

Double Fence (SUSI/SIM Products)

DF

Drain Frame

DF

Drinking Fountain

DG

Double Gate (level crossing) (SUSI/SIM Products)

DG

Drying Ground

Dial

Sun Dial

DIS

Disused

Dismtd Rly

Dismantled Railway

Dist

District

Div

Division

Dk

Dock

DL

Dale

DOR

Date of Revision

DOS

Date of Survey

DP

Dung Pit

Dr

Drive

DR

Drive

DRO

Drove

DS

Double Stream (SUSI/SIM Products)

DV

Drove

DW

Double Wall [LS drafting guide only]

DW

Draw Well

E

Edge of, Eyot

E

Embankment, Esplanade

E

End (SUSI/SIM Products)

ED

Electoral Division

ED

European Datum

EK

Edge of Kerb

El

Electric or Electricity

El Gen Sta

Electricity Generating Station

El P

Electricity Pillar or Electricity Pole

El Sub Sta

Electricity Sub Station

El Tfmr

Electricity Transformer

El Tfmr Sta

Electricity Transformer Station

El Wks

Electricity Works

ELB

Electric Light Bracket

ELS

Electric Light Standard

EM

Embankment

EM

End of Motorway (SUSI/SIM Products)

EMB

Embankment

Emp

Employment

Emp Ex

Employment Exchange

Eng Wks

Engineering Works

ENT

Entrance

EP

Electricity Pole, Pylon

ES

End of Straight (railway) (SUSI/SIM Products)

ESP, ESPL

Esplanade

ETB

?

ETL

Electricity Transmission Line

Euro Const

European Assemby Constituency

Ex

Exchange

F

Face of, Fence, Fleet, Foot, Freeboard

F

Flyover, Folly

F

Furrow

F Br

Foot Bridge

F Ch

Free Church

F Sta

Fire Station

FA

Fire Alarm

Fall

Waterfall

FAP

Fire Alarm Pillar

FB

Filter Bed

FB

Foot Bridge

FBM

Fundamental Bench Mark

FC

Forestry Commission

FC, FCh

Free Church

FD

Foundations (SUSI/SIM Products)

FE Sta

Fire Engine Station

Ferry V or F

Ferries - Vehicular, Foot

FF

Face of Fence

FH

Fire Hydrant

FL

Face Left

FL BR

Flush bracket

Fl Sk

Flare Stack

FL-O

Fly-over

Fm

Farm

Fn

Fountain

FN/W

Felt Nail and Washer

FO

Folly

FP

Face of Paling

FP

Fire Plug

FP

Foot Path

FR

Face Right

FR

Flat Rock (SUSI/SIM Products)

FS

Flagstaff

Ft

Feet

FW

Face of Wall

G

Gap, Gardens, Gate, Green, Grove

G

Gate, Grass [mereings]

G

Gully or Kerb Outlet

G Yd

Grave Yard

Gas Gov

Gas Governor

GC

Gas Column

GD

Gardens

Gd

Ground

Gdns

Gardens

Gen Sta

Generating Station

Geo

Geodetic

GH

Green House

Gl

Glass (SUSI/SIM Products)

GN

Green

Govt

Government

GP

Gas Plug

GP

Guide Post (signpost)

GPO

General Post Office

Gr

Grove

GS

Gantry Support (SUSI/SIM Products)

GSL

Ground Surface Level (SUSI/SIM Products)

GT, Gt

Gate

GT P

Gate post

GV

Gas Valve

GVC

Gas Valve Compound

H

Harbour, Hedge

H

Heights, Hill, Hollow

H

High, Hole, House, Hydrant, Hydraulic

H

Hydrant

H

Hydraulic

ha

Hectares

Hd

Head

HL

Hill

HNT

House Number Trace

Ho

House

HOL

Hollow

Hospl

Hospital

HP to which MTs flow

Highest Point to which Medium Tides flow

HP to which OSTs flow}

Spring Tides flow

HP to which OTs flow

Highest Point to which Ordinary Tides flow

HPO

Head Post Office

HQ

Headquarters

HR

Hedge Row

HT, HTS

Heights

HW

Hollow

HW

Hollow Way; High Water

HWM

High Water Mark

HWM(S)

High Water Mark (Springs)

HWMMT

High Water Mark of Medium Tides

HWMOST

High Water Mark of Ordinary Spring Tides

HWMOT

High Water Mark of Ordinary Tides

H Ram

Hydraulic Ram

H

Heliports

Hyd

Hydrant

I

Information Centre (tourist symbol)

I

Island, Isle

IH

Inspection Hole

Indpt

Independent

Indt

Independent

Infmy

Infirmary

Inft

Infant

ins

Inches

Inst

Institute

Instn

Institution

Int

Intersection/Intersected

IP

Iron Pipe

IR

Iron Rod

IRB Sta

Inshore Rescue Boat Station

Isoln Hospl

Isolation Hospital

Iss

Issues [MSD only]

J, JN

Junction

JMI

Junior Mixed and Infants

Junc

Junction

K

Kerb

km

Kilometres

Km P

Kilometre Post

KN

Kiln

KS

Kitchin Sink

L

Lade, Lake, Lead, Loch, Lockspit, Tides

L

Lake

L

Lane, Lawn, Lea

L

Lane, Leat, Lock, Lamp

L

Loch

L

Lochan

L

Lock

L Ho

Lighthouse

L Twr

Lighting Tower

La

Lane

Lat

Latitude

Lav

Lavatory

LB

Letter Box

LB

London Borough

LB Ho

Lifeboat House

LB Sta

Lifeboat Station

LC

Level Crossing

LDP

Long Distance Path

LE

Lea

LG

Loading Gauge

LH

Lamp House

Liby

Library

LK

Lime Kiln

LKN

Lime Kiln

LN

Lawn

Lo

Lodge

Loco Shed

Locomotive Shed

Long

Longitude

LP

Lamp Post

LPTB

London Passenger Transport Board

LPTA

London Passenger Transport Area

Lr

Lower

LRO

Local Reference Object

LT

London Transport

LTA

London Traffic Area

LWL

Low Water Level

LWM

Low Water Mark

LWM(S)

Low Water Mark (Springs)

LWMMT

Low Water Mark of Medium Tides

LWMOST

Low Water Mark of Ordinary Spring Tides

LWMOT

Low Water Mark of Ordinary Tides

LWN

Lawn

LWR

Last Walk Round

M

Mark, Mile, Mooring, Mound

M

Marsh, Mere, Moat

M

Masonry

M

Mead, Mews, Mound, Mount

m

Metres

M

Metres

M

Miles

m

Medium (SUSI/SIM Products)

Mag Var

Magnetic Variation

MB

Municipl Borough

MC

Minor Control

MCPA

Minor Control Point Album

MCTS

Minor Control Traverse Station

MD

Mound

Me

Mead

Meml

Memorial

met

Metalled (SUSI/SIM Products)

Met

Metropolitan

Met Sta

Meteorological Station

Meth

Methodist

Mg P

Mooring Post

MH

Malt House

MH

Man Hole

MH & MLW

Mean High and Mean Low Water

MH & MLWS

Mean High and Mean Low Water Springs

MHW

Mean High Water

MHWS

Mean High Water Springs

Min Tech

Ministry of Technology

Misn

Mission

Misn Ch

Mission Church

Mix

Mixed, Mixture(woods class.)

Mkt

Market

Mkt Ho

Market House

MLW

Mean Low Water

MLWS

Mean Low Water Springs

MO

Matter of opinion (SUSI/SIM Products)

Mod

Module

Mon

Monument

Mortuary

Mort

MP

Mile Post Mooring Post

MPU

Mail Pick-up

Mr

Manor

MR

Mooring Ring

MS

Mews

MS

Mile Stone

MSD

Master Survey Drawing

MSL

Mean Sea Level

MT

Mount

Mt

Mountain

MT, MTs

Medium Tide(s)

Mtl Hospl

Mental Hospital

Multi Car Park

Multistory Car Park

Munl

Municipal

Mus

Museum

N

No name or number (SUSI/SIM Products)

N Bd

Notice Board (SUSI/SIM Products)

N Sq

Not Square (SUSI/SIM Products)

NBM

New Bench Mark

NC

Non-coniferous (SUSI/SIM Products)

NCB

National Coal Board

ND

No division (SUSI/SIM Products)

NG

National Grid

No

Number

Noncon

Nonconformist

Notts

Nottinghamshire

NS

Not square (SUSI/SIM Products)

NT

National Trust

NTL

Normal Tidal Limit

NTS

National Trust for Scotland

O

Office

O

Old

O

Orchard

o

Open (SUSI/SIM Products)

Obsy

Observatory

Oct

Octagonal (SUSI/SIM Products)

OE

Orignal Error

OG

Ornamental Ground

ON

Oven

OPP

Opposite

OR

Orchard

OR

Outcropping Rock (SUSI/SIM Products)

Orch

Orchard (SUSI/SIM/Superplan Products)

OS

Out Stipple (SUSI/SIM Products)

OSBM

Ordnance Survey Bench Mark

OSGB

Ordnance Survey Great Britain

OST, OSTs

Ordinary Spring Tide(s)

OT, OTs

Ordinary Tide(s)

P

Paling, Passage, Pavement, Pillar

P

Parade, Pass, Passage, Path, Place, Passenger

P

Parking (tourist symbol)

P

Passage, Path, Plate, Pond, Post

P

Pillar

P

Plug, Pool, Pump

P

Pole

P

Post

P

Post Office (small scales)

P

Promenade, Precinct

P

Pump

P

Pylon

PA

Path

PAB

Published Abstract Bolt

Paint M

Paint Mark

Pal

Palace

PAR

Parade

PARA

Parapet

Parly

Parliamentary

PASS

Passage

Pav

Pavilion

PC

Pedestrian Crossing

PC

Public Convenience

PCB

Police Call Box

PD

Detail Point (Point of Detail)

Pd

Pond (SUSI/SIM Products)

PE

Photogrammically enlarged

Per Cur

Perpetual Curacy

PG

Passage

Ph

Parish

PH

Public House

Pillar (OS)

Triangulation pillar

Pks

Pecks (SUSI/SIM Products)

Pkt

Picket

PL

Pipe Line [MSD only-pub. in full]

Pl

Place

Plantn

Plantation

PLB

Pillar Letter Box

PN

Pipe Nail

PN/W

Pipe Nail and Washer

PO

Post Office (large scales)

POD

Detail Point (Point of Detail)

Pol ho

Police House

Pol Sta

Police Station

PP

Primary Point

Pp

Pump

Pp Ho

Pump House

Ppg Sta

Pumping Station

PR

Periodic Revision

PR

Promenade

PRE

Precinct

Presb

Presbyterian

Presby

Presbytery

Prim Meth

Primitive Methodist

PRODN

Production

PROM

Promenade

PS

Pass

PSH

Parish

Pt

Point

PT

Precinct

Pte

Private

PTP

Police Telephone Pillar or Post

PTS

Permanent Traverse Station

Pub

Public

PW

Place of Worship

PY

Piggery

Py

Privy

Q

Quay

R

Race, Railway, Ride, River, Road, Root of

R

Ridge, Rise, Road, Row

R

River

R

Rocks [mereing]

R

RAC Telephone Box (small scales)

RAC

RAC Telephone Box

RAC

Royal Automobile Club

Range

Rifle Range

RB

Rural Borough

RC

Roman Catholic

Rd

Road

RD

Rural District

RDG

Ridge

Rec

Rectory

Recn

Recreation

Recn Gd

Recreation Ground

Rems of

Remains of

Resr

Reservoir

RG

Bracken/rough grassland (SUSI/SIM Products)

RG

Ridge

RH

Road House

RH

Root of Hedge

RL

Roof Line

Rly

Railway

Rly Sta

Railway Station

RO

Reference/Referring Object

RO

Retain Original

rp

Revision Point

RS

Rain Spout

RW

Row

Ry

Railway

S

Scar, Sewer, Side of, Slope, Sluice, Stone, Stream

S

Side, Spur, Square, Stairs, Steps, Strand

S

Sink; Sink Stones

S

Service Area on Motorways (Small Scale Products)

S

Stile

S

Stone

S

Street

S

Street (mereing)

S Br

Signal Bridge

S Gantry

Signal Gantry

S Sta

Signal Station

SA

Salvation Army

Sanatm

Sanatorium

SAND

Sub-Areas Name Diagram

SB

Signal Box

Sc

Scrub (SUSI/SIM/Superplan Products)

SC

Stop Cock

Scat

Scattered (density) (SUSI/SIM /Superplan Products)

Sch

School

SD

Side

SD

Single Drain or Ditch (SUSI/SIM Products)

Sd

Sound

SD

Strand

SD

Sun Dial

Sec

Secondary

SF

Side of Fence, Furrow, etc

SG

Sewer Grate

SH

Summer House

Sh Fd

Sheep Fold (SUSI/SIM Products)

Sk

Sketched (SUSI/SIM Products)

Sks

Sinks (SUSI/SIM Products)

SL

Signal Lamp

SL

Signal Light

Sl

Sluice

SM

Sloping Masonry (SUSI/SIM Products)

Smy

Smithy

SN

Scientific Network

SP

Sewer Pipe

SP

Signal Post

Sp

Spire

Sp

Spreads (SUSI/SIM Products)

SP

Spur

Spr

Spring

Sq

Square

SQ

Square

SR

Side of River

SRS

Stairs

SS

Saints

SS

Single Stream (SUSI/SIM Products)

SSlip

Single Slip (SUSI/SIM Products)

St

Saint

ST

Spring Tides

ST

Stable

St

Stone

St

Street

Staffs

Staffordshire [post-1974]

Std

Standard

Stn

Station

STPS

Steps

STRS

Stairs

STS

Steps

Sts

Steps (SUSI/SIM Products)

Suff

Suffolk

Sun Sch

Sunday School

Sur

Surface

Sur B

Surface Block

SV

Sewer Vent?

SV

Spirit Vaults

SW

Sloping Wall (SUSI/SIM Products)

Sw

Switch

T

Tank, Tap, Tides

T

Telephone Box (small scales)

T

Terrace, Track

T

Top of

T

Trough

TA Centre

Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve Centre

TA Centre

Territorial Army Reserve Centre

Tachy

Tacheometer/Tacheometry

TAD

Trig Availability Diagram

TB

Top of Bank

TC

Travelling Crane

TCB

Telephone Call Box

TCP

Telephone Call Post or Pillar

TCP

Temporary Control Point

TE

Terrace

Tech Coll

Technical College

Tel Ex

Telephone Exchange

Tel Line

Telephone Line

Tel P

Telephone Pole

Ter

Terminus

Ter

Terrace

Terr

Terrace

Tert

Tertiary

TG

Toll Gate

TH

Tool House

TH

Town Hall

Tk

Tank

Tk

Track

Tk F

Track of Fence

Tk H

Track of Hedge

Tk S

Track of Stream

TLH

Tool House ?

Toll

Toll Bridge or Gate

TP

Telegraph Pole

TP

Turnpike

Tr

Trough

TR

Trough

Trav

Traverse

Trav C

Travelling Crane

Trig Sta

Trigonometrical Station

ts

Permanent Traverse Station, Traverse Station

TS

Traffic Signal

TV Sta

Television Station

TWL

Top Water Level (SUSI/SIM Products)

Twr

Tower

U Ref Ch

United Reformed Church

UD

Urban District

UF

United Free

UL

Upper Level of Communication

ULC

Upper Level of through Communication

um

Unmade

Und

Undefined

Undenom

Undenominational

Under Constn

Under Construction

Unit

Unitarian

Univ

University

UP

United Presbyterian

Upr

Upper

UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

V

Vale, View, Villas

V

Valve

V

Ventilator

V Ho

Valve House

VA

Vale

VA

Vertical Angle

VA

Voluntary Assisted

VC

Valve Cover

VC

Voluntary Controlled

VDP

Vehicle Detector Pad

VI

Vertical Interval

VI

Villas

Vic

Vicarage

VIL

Villas

VP

Vent Pipe

Vr

Ventilator

VT

Vault

VW

View

W

Walk, Way, Wharf

W

Wall, Weir, Well

W

Water, Wood

W

Watershed

W

Well

W Meth

Wesleyan Methodist

W Post

Wooden Post

War Meml

War Memorial

WB

Weighbridge

WB

Weighing Machine

WC

Water Closet

WC

Water Column

Wd El Gen

Wind Electricity Generator

Wd Pp

Wind Pump

Wes

Wesleyan

Wes Meth

Wesleyan Methodist

WF

Wharf

WF

Wharf

WH

Wash House, Water House

WK, WLK

Walk

Wks

Works

WLK

Walk

WM

Water Main

WM

Weighing Machine

WM

Witness Mark

WMP

Warning & Monitoring Post (Royal Observer Corps)

WN

Wire Nail

WP

Water Plug

WP

Wooden Peg

Wr Bd

Water Board

Wr Pt

Water Point

Wr T

Water Tap

Wr Twr

Water Tower

Wr Wks

Water Works

WS

Work Shop

WT

Water Tap

WT

Water Tap (Public)

WT Sta

Wireless Station

WV

Water Valve

WWL

Winter Water Level

WY

Way

X

Roofed Structure Seed! (Superplan Products)

XC

Cross Cut

Y

Yard

Y

Youth Hostel

Yd

Yard

YH

Youth Hostel (SUSI/SIM Products)

YMCA

Young Men's Christian Association

YWCA

Young Women's Christian Association