Abbreviations used on OS 1:25 000 and 1:50 000 scale mapping

This page details the abbreviations used on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 and 1:50 000 scale mapping

Term	Description
Acad	Academy
Allot Gdns	Allotment Gardens
Amb Sta	Ambulance Station
B Rock	Boundary Rock
Bdy	Boundary
BP	Boundary Post or Plate
Br	Bridge
BS	Boundary Stone
Burial Gd	Burial Ground
Car Pk	Car Park
Cath	Cathedral
Cemy	Cemetery
CG	Cattle Grid
CG Sta	Coastguard Station
CH	Clubhouse
Chy	Chimney
Coll	College
Comm Cen	Community Centre
Conv Home	Convalescent Home
Cott	Cottage
Crem	Crematorium
Cts	Courts
Cvt	Convent
Dis	Disused
Dismtd Rly	Dismantled Railway
ELDR	European Long Distance Route
El Gen Sta	Electricity Generating Station
El Sub Sta	Electricity Sub Station
Ex	Exchange
Fall	Waterfall
FB	Footbridge
Ferry P	Ferry, Passenger
Ferry V	Ferry, Vehicular
Fm	Farm
F Sta	Fire Station
Gdns	Gardens
Govt	Government (offices)
Ho	House
Hospl	Hospital
HPO	Head Post Office
HQ	Headquarters
H Ram	Hydraulic Ram
Ind Est	Industrial Estate
Infmy	Infirmary
IRB Sta	Inshore Rescue Boat Station
Inst	Institute
Instn	Institution
Isoln Hospl	Isolation Hospital
Km	Kilometres
L	Loch
L Twr	Lighting Tower
LB	London Borough
LB Ho	Lifeboat House
LB Sta	Lifeboat Station
LC	Level Crossing
Liby	Library
Look Sta	Lookout Station
LRTS	Light Rapid Transit System
M	Metres
Meml	Memorial
Met Sta	Meteorological Station
MHW	Mean High Water
MHWS	Mean High Water Springs
Mkt	Market
MLW	Mean Low Water
MLWS	Mean Low Water Springs
Mon	Monument
MP	Milepost
MS	Milestone
Multi Car	Multistorey Car Park
Munl	Municipal
Mus	Museum
N	North
NTL	Normal Tidal Limit
Obsy	Observatory
P	Post (on 1:25 000)
P	Post Office (on 1:50 000)
PC	Public Convenience
PH	Public House
PL	Pipeline or Pipe Line
PO	Post Office
Pol Sta	Police Station
Pp	Pump
Pp Ho	Pump House
Ppg Sta	Pumping Station
Presby	Presbytery
R	River
Rec	Rectory
Recn Gd	Recreation Ground
Rems of	Remains of
Resr	Reservoir
Rly	Railway
S	South
S	Stone
Sanatm	Sanatorium
Sch	School
Sl	Sluice
Spr	Spring
Sprs	Springs
St	Saint
Sta	Station
TA	Territorial Army
Tech Coll	Technical College
Tel Ex	Telephone Exchange
TH	Town Hall
Tk	Track
Toll	Toll Bridge or Gate
TV Sta	Television Station
Twr	Tower
Univ	University
Vic	Vicarage
W	Well
War Meml	War Memorial
Wks	Works
Wr Twr	Water Tower
Wr Wks	Water Works
WT Sta	Wireless Transmitting Station