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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P | Paling, Passage, Pavement, Pillar, Plug, Pool, Pump |
P | Parade, Pass, Passage, Path, Place, Precinct, Promenade |
P | Passage, Path, Plate, Pond, Post |
P | Passenger |
P | Pillar |
P | Pole |
P | Post |
P | Post Office (small scales) |
P | Pump |
P | Pylon |
PA | Path |
PAB | Published Abstract Bolt |
Paint M | Paint Mark |
Pal | Palace |
PAR | Parade |
PARA | Parapet |
Parly | Parliamentary |
PASS | Passage |
Pav | Pavilion |
PC | Public Convenience |
PCB | Police Call Box |
PD | Detail Point (Point of Detail) |
Pd | Pond |
Peebles | Peeblesshire |
Pemb | Pembrokeshire |
Per Cur | Perpetual Curacy |
Perth | Perthshire |
PG | Passage |
Ph | Parish |
PH | Public House |
Pillar | (OS) Triangulation pillar |
Pks | Pecks |
Pkt | Picket |
PL | Pipe Line |
Pl | Place |
Plantn | Plantation |
PLB | Pillar Letter Box |
PN | Pipe Nail |
PN/W | Pipe Nail and Washer |
PO | Post Office (large scales) |
POD | Detail Point (Point of Detail) |
Pol ho | Police House |
Pol Sta | Police Station |
Powys | Powys |
PP | Primary Point |
Pp | Pump |
Pp Ho | Pump House |
Ppg Sta | Pumping Station |
PR | Periodic Revision |
PR | Promenade |
PRE | Precinct |
Presb | Presbyterian |
Presby | Presbytery |
Prim Meth | Primitive Methodist |
PRODN | Production |
PROM | Promenade |
PS | Pass |
PSH | Parish |
Pt | Point |
PT | Precinct |
Pte | Private |
PTP | Police Telephone Pillar or Post |
PTS | Permanent Traverse Station |
Pub | Public |
PW | Place of Worship |
PY | Piggery |
Py | Privy |
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