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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D | Dale, Drive, Drove |
D | Dam, Ditch, Dock, Double, Down, Drain |
D Fn | Drinking Fountain |
D Slip | Double slip (railway) |
D Well | Draw Well |
D/G | Downgrade |
DB | Dust Bin |
DD | Double Ditch or Drain |
Dec | December |
Def | Defaced |
Denb | Denbighshire |
Dept | Department |
Derby | Derbyshire |
Det | Detached |
Det Ring | Detector Ring |
Devon | Devon |
DF | Double Fence |
DF | Drain Frame |
DF | Drinking Fountain |
DG | Double Gate (level crossing) |
DG | Drying Ground |
Dial | Sun Dial |
Dis | Disused |
DIS | Disused |
Dismtd Rly | Dismantled Railway |
Dist | District |
Div | Division |
Dk | Dock |
DL | Dale |
DOR | Date of Revision |
Dorset | Dorset |
DOS | Date of Survey |
DP | Dung Pit |
Dr | Drive |
DR | Drive |
DRO | Drove |
DS | Double Stream |
Dumfrie | Dumfriesshire |
Dunbar | Dunbartonshire |
Durham | Durham |
DV | Drove |
DW | Double Wall |
DW | Draw Well |
Dyfed | Dyfed |
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