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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T | Tank, Tap, Tides |
T | Telephone Call Box (small scales) |
T | Terrace, Track |
T | Top of |
T | Trough |
TA | Territorial Army; Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve |
TA Centre | Territorial Army; Territorial and Army Volunteer 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 |
Terr | Terrace |
Tert | Tertiary |
TG | Toll Gate |
TH | Tool House ? |
TH | Town Hall |
Tk | Tank |
Tk | Track |
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 | Traverse Station |
TV Sta | Television Station |
TWL | Top Water Level |
Twr | Tower |
Tyne and Wear | Tyne and Wear |
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