Code list

You can filter your search results using the fq parameter and one or more of the local_type listed in the table below.

For example:

https://api.os.uk/search/names/v1/find?query=Glasgow&fq=LOCAL_TYPE:City%20LOCAL_TYPE:Bay&key=
local_type
Type

Airfield

transportNetwork

Airport

transportNetwork

Bay

hydrography

Beach

landcover

Bus_Station

transportNetwork

Channel

hydrography

Chemical_Works

other

Cirque_Or_Hollow

landform

City

populatedPlace

Cliff_Or_Slope

landform

Coach_Station

transportNetwork

Coastal_Headland

landform

Electricity_Distribution

other

Electricity_Production

other

Estuary

hydrography

Further_Education

other

Gas_Distribution_or_Storage

other

Group_Of_Islands

landform

Hamlet

populatedPlace

Harbour

transportNetwork

Helicopter_Station

transportNetwork

Heliport

transportNetwork

Higher_or_University_Education

other

Hill_Or_Mountain

landform

Hill_Or_Mountain_Ranges

landform

Hospice

other

Hospital

other

Inland_Water

hydrography

Island

landform

Medical_Care_Accommodation

other

Named_Road

transportNetwork

Non_State_Primary_Education

other

Non_State_Secondary_Education

other

Numbered_Road

transportNetwork

Oil_Distribution_or_Storage

other

Oil_Refining

other

Oil_Terminal

other

Other_Coastal_Landform

landform

Other_Landcover

landcover

Other_Landform

landform

Other_Settlement

populatedPlace

Passenger_Ferry_Terminal

transportNetwork

Port_Consisting_of_Docks_and_Nautical_Berthing

transportNetwork

Postcode

other

Primary_Education

other

Railway

transportNetwork

Railway_Station

transportNetwork

Road_User_Services

transportNetwork

Sea

hydrography

Secondary_Education

other

Section_Of_Named_Road

transportNetwork

Section_Of_Numbered_Road

transportNetwork

Special_Needs_Education

other

Spot_Height

landform

Suburban_Area

populatedPlace

Tidal_Water

hydrography

Train

populatedPlace

Tramway

transportNetwork

Urban_Greenspace

landcover

Valley

landform

Vehicular_Ferry_Terminal

transportNetwork

Vehicular_Rail_Terminal

transportNetwork

Village

populatedPlace

Waterfall

hydrography

Wetland

landcover

Woodland_Or_Forest

landcover

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