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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Abbreviation | Meaning |
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A | Alley, Approach, Arcade, Avenue |
A | Area |
A | Telephone Call Box (AA) (small scales) |
AA | AA call box |
A/D | Asphalt Disc |
AA | Automobile Association |
AAT | Analytical Aerial Triangulation |
Aber | Aberdeenshire |
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 |
AND | Administrative Names Diagram |
ANG | Angle |
Angle | Anglesey |
Angus | Angus |
AOD | Above Ordnance Datum |
AP | Air Point |
AP | Approach |
APP | Approach |
APPROX | Approximately |
Apr | April |
AR | Arcade |
AR Centre | Army Reserve Centre |
ARC | Arcade |
Argyll | Argyllshire |
Aug | August |
AUX | Auxiliary |
Av or Ave | Avenue |
Avon | Avon |
Ayr | Ayrshire |
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