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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VValve
VVentilator
VVale, View, Villas
V HoValve House
VAVale
VAVertical Angle
VAVoluntary Assisted
VCValve Cover
VCVoluntary Controlled
VI Vertical Interval
VIVillas
VicVicarage
VILVillas
VrVentilator
VTVault
VWView

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