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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| W | Walk, Way, Wharf |
| W | Wall, Weir |
| W | Water, Wood |
| W | Watershed |
| W | Well |
| W | Well |
| W | West |
| W Glam | West Glamorgan |
| W Lothian | West Lothian |
| W Meth | Wesleyan Methodist |
| W Mids | West Midlands |
| W Post | Wooden Post |
| W Susx | West Sussex |
| W Yorks | West Yorkshire |
| War Meml | War Memorial |
| Warw | Warwickshire |
| WB | Weighbridge |
| WB | Weighing Machine |
| WC | Water Closet |
| WC | Water Column? |
| W⌃D | War Department |
| Wd El Gen | Wind Electricity Generator |
| Wd Pp | Wind Pump |
| Wes | Wesleyan |
| Wes Meth | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Westm | Westmorland |
| WF | Wharf |
| WF | Wharf |
| WH | Wash House |
| WH | Water House |
| Wigtown | Wigtownshire |
| Wilts | Wiltshire |
| WK | Walk |
| Wks | Works |
| WLK | Walk |
| WM | Water Main? |
| WM | Weighing Machine |
| WM | Witness Mark |
| WMP | Warning and Monitoring Post (Royal Observer Corps) |
| WN | Wire Nail |
| Worc | Worcestershire |
| 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 |
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