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