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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| R | Race, Railway, Ride, River, Road, Root of |
| R | Ridge, Rise, Road, Row |
| R | River |
| R | Rocks |
| R | Telephone Call Box (RAC) (small scales) |
| RAC | Royal Automobile Club |
| RAC | RAC call box |
| Rad | Radnorshire |
| Range | Rifle Range |
| RB | Rural Borough |
| RC | Roman Catholic |
| Rd | Road |
| RD | Rural District |
| RDG | Ridge |
| Rec | Rectory |
| Recn | Recreation |
| Recn Gd | Recreation Ground |
| Rems of | Remains of |
| Renfrew | Renfrewshire |
| Resr | Reservoir |
| RG | Bracken/rough grassland |
| RG | Ridge |
| RH | Road House |
| RH | Root of Hedge |
| RL | Roof Line |
| Rly | Railway |
| Rly Sta | Railway Station |
| RO | Reference/Referring Object |
| RO | Retain Original |
| Ross and Crom | Ross and Cromarty |
| Roxb | Roxburghshire |
| rp | Revision Point |
| RS | Rain Spout |
| R Tan | Right Tangent |
| Rut | Rutland |
| RW | Row |
| Ry | Railway |
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