Ordnance Survey Abbreviations
We are very grateful to Dr Richard Oliver for compiling this list and allowing us to use it. The abbreviations have been compiled from a number of sources, relating to all scales of Ordnance Survey mapping in Scotland, England and Wales. For more information on these abbreviations and their interpretation, please consult Richard Oliver's book Ordnance Survey maps: a concise guide for historians. 3rd edition (London : Charles Close Society, 2013).
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E | East |
E | Edge of, Eyot |
E | Embankment, Esplanade |
E | End |
E Lothian | East Lothian |
E Susx | East Sussex |
ED | Electoral Division |
ED | European Datum |
E | Electromagnetic Distance Measurement |
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 |
EMB | Embankment |
Emp | Employment |
Emp Ex | Employment Exchange |
Eng Wks | Engineering Works |
ENT | Entrance |
ES | End of Straight (railway) |
ESP | Esplanade |
ESPL | Esplanade |
Essex | Essex |
ETB | ? |
ETL | Electricity Transmission Line |
Euro Const | European Assembly Constituency |
Ex | Exchange |
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