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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(C) | Close (Boulders) |
C | Cam, Canal, Causeway, Centre of, Channel, Cliff, Conduit, Cop, Course of, Covered, Culvert, Cut |
C | Carriage, Creek, Cross |
C | Causeway, Chase, Circle, Circus, Close, Corner, Court, Crescent, Croft, Cross, Cut |
C | Cock |
C | Community (Wales) |
C | Coniferous |
C | Crane |
C in W | Church in Wales |
C of E | Church of England |
C of S | Church of Scotland |
Caern | Caernarvonshire |
Caithness | Caithness |
Calv | Calvinist |
Cambs | Cambridgeshire |
Car Pk | Car Park |
Card | Cardiganshire |
Carm | Carmarthenshire |
Cas | Castle |
CAS | Castle |
CATH | Cathedral |
Cath | Cathedral |
Cathl | Cathedral |
CB | Centre of Bank, Basin, Baulk, Broad |
CB | Coal Bin |
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 | Croft |
CFT | Croft |
CG | Cattle Grid |
CG Lookout | Coastguard Lookout |
CG Sta | Coastguard Station |
CH | Chase |
Ch | Church |
CH | Club House |
CH | Coach House |
CH | Coach House |
CH | Coal House |
Ch Yd | Church Yard |
CHA | Chase |
Chap | Chapel |
Ches | Cheshire |
Chr Sc Ch | Christian Science Church; Church of Christ Scientist |
Chy | Chimney |
Cin | Cinema |
CIR | Circle, Circus |
CIRC | Circle, Circus |
Cis | Cistern |
CL | Close |
CL | Close [density] |
Cl | Close [place] |
Clackmannan | Clackmannanshire |
CB | Coal Bin |
Cleve | Cleveland |
Cl H | Coal House |
CLUB HO | Club House |
Clwyd | Clwyd |
CM | Chalk/Crayon Mark |
Cn | Capstan |
CN | Cistern |
Cnl | Council (not in conjunction with county) |
CNR | Corner |
Cnr | Corner |
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 |
Coll | College |
Colly | Colliery |
Comm Centre | Community Centre |
Comps | Computations |
Conc | Concrete |
Congl | Congregational |
Conv Home | Convalescent Home |
Cop | Coppice |
Corn | Cornwall |
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 triangulation point] |
CR | Centre of Railway, River, Road |
CR | Continuous Revision |
Cr | Crescent |
CR | Crescent |
cr | Crosses |
Crem | Crematorium |
Cres | Crescent |
CRES | Crescent |
CRT | ? |
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 | Classification unchanged |
CU | Cut |
Cul | Culvert |
Cumb | Cumberland |
Cumbr | Cumbria |
Cvt | Convent |
CW | Causeway |
CW | Centre of Wall |
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