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This code list is used in association with the OS Land Use Tier B attribute which is present within multiple OS NGD feature types across various OS NGD themes. The code list provides a detailed description of the land use for this specific topographic feature, where known.

Label	Definition
Agriculture	Areas of land whose main purpose is the growing of crops.
Air Travel Interchange	An area within an airport where passengers embark and disembark from commercial aircraft flights.
Allotments	A small allocation of land, usually rented from a local authority, on which the occupier / tenant grows fruit and / or vegetables for their own consumption and not primarily for commercial gain.
Ambulance Services	A site used to house and service ambulances, and where ambulance crew may stay while awaiting calls.
Aquaculture	No definition available.
Athletics	A site providing facilities for track and field events, including a large, usually open structure with tiered spectator seating.
Bowls	A site where the sport of bowls takes place.
Buddhist Temple	A place of worship for practitioners of Buddhism.
Bus Network Interchange	A place where buses begin, break or end their journey, and at which passengers may embark or disembark.
Camp Site	An organised area of ground designated for tents, normally with a water supply and sanitary facilities provided.
Caravan Site	An organised area of ground designated for temporary occupation by caravans belonging to holidaymakers. The site normally has a water supply and possibly also has access to electricity.
Cathedral	The principal church of a diocese.
Cemetery	An area of land where the deceased are buried that is not immediately next to a church.
Chapel	A small religious meeting place, normally used by non-conformist religions, or a place of worship attached to a school, hospital, prison, and so on, or a separate area within a church or cathedral which has its own altar.
Chemical Processing	A site where the principles of chemistry are applied to materials to create different materials.
Church	A building for public Christian worship, plus surrounding grounds.
Coach Network Interchange	A place where coaches begin, break or end a journey, and at which passengers may embark or disembark.
Coastal Protection	No definition available.
Coastguard Services	A site, including a building or structure, that provides a good view of the coastline and is used for observation by the coastguard or similar bodies, including voluntary bodies.
Communal Residential	A site providing permanent accommodation, where at least some of the required facilities are shared between the residents and some degree of care is offered.
Community Meeting Place	A site that offers a location, by arrangement, for public meetings, social gatherings and similar functions, either on an ad-hoc or repeating basis.
Cricket	A site primarily for watching, participating in and playing cricket.
Cycling Sports	A site used by bicycles for either racing or recreational purposes.
Diplomatic Services	Locations where the official representatives of another country work and sometimes reside. Includes consulates, embassies, and high commissions.
Electricity Distribution	A site used to handle electricity as part of the process of distributing electricity nationally or regionally.
Energy Generation	Locations and features where electricity is generated from sources of primary energy. Includes conventional hydrocarbon power stations, nuclear power stations, and those using renewable sources.
Equestrian Sports	A site that provides facilities for sporting competitions involving horses.
Ferry Terminal	A site facilitating the embarkation and disembarkation of pedestrian ferry passengers and their vehicles.
Fire Services	A site facilitating fire fighters, their equipment and vehicles.
First School	An educational establishment for children from the age of four up to the age of eight or nine.
Fisheries	A site that supports the catching, handling, and processing of fish and shellfish.
Fishing Sport	A body of water with facilities for recreational fishing.
Flood Or Water Controlling	Locations and features designed to manage the level of water during both normal and abnormal conditions. Includes flood or water controlling sites, weirs, pumping stations, and water monitoring stations.
Football	Locations associated with the sport of football. Includes football stadiums and football grounds.
Further Education	An educational site for academic and vocational qualifications below degree level undertaken after age sixteen.
Gas Distribution Or Storage	Locations and features associated with the storing and distribution of gas. Includes gas distribution or storage sites, and gas governor sites.
Gas Extraction	A site housing equipment used to drill for and extract natural gas from underground reservoirs.
Gas Production	Locations associated with the production of gas that is used to produce energy. Includes conventional hydrocarbon gas production and hydrogen fuel production locations.
Golf	Locations associated with the sport of golf. Includes golf courses, golf centres, driving ranges, putting greens, and clubhouses.
Greyhound Racing	A site providing facilities for the training and / or racing of greyhounds.
Gurdwara	A Sikh place of worship.
Higher Education	A site where students study at National Qualifications Framework level 4 and above, which does not have the authority to award degrees.
Hindu Temple	A place of worship for members of the Hindu faith.
Hockey	Locations associated with the sport of hockey.
Holiday Accommodation	A site without staffed facilities that provides accommodation and potentially other facilities for people who are on holiday, excluding sites solely for camping or touring caravans.
Holiday Centre	A site with staffed facilities that provides accommodation and potentially other facilities for people who are on holiday.
Horse Racing	Locations associated with the sport of horse racing. Includes horse racing courses and facilities.
Ice Sports	Locations associated with sports played on ice rinks. Includes ice rinks and curling rinks.
Infant School	An educational establishment for children from the ages of four to seven.
Junior School	An educational establishment for children from the ages of seven to eleven.
Kingdom Hall	A meeting place and place of worship used solely by Jehovah's Witnesses.
Leisure Or Sports Centre	Locations that offer multiple, primarily sports based, recreational activities to the public, for example, racquet sports, swimming pools, exercise classes, and so on. Sites for specific sports may be captured in more detail.
Lifeboat Services	Locations where lifeboats are kept and launched.
Light Rail System Interchange	A stop / station for trams.
Mainline Railway Interchange	Locations associated with the national rail network where passengers may board or alight a train.
Mainline Railway Principal Interchange	Locations that are one of the twenty most important railway stations managed by Network Rail and where passengers may board or alight train services.
Mainline Railway Station (Non Public Accessible)	Locations associated with the national rail network that only serve a specific site where passengers may board or alight a train, for example, a military camp or an industrial works.
Middle School	An educational establishment for children from the ages of eight to twelve or thirteen.
Mineral Or Fuel Extraction	Locations associated with extraction of minerals or fuel from the Earth. Includes mines, quarries, peat cutting, and slate mining sites.
Mosque	A Muslim place of worship.
Motor Sports	Locations associated with motor sports. Includes speedway tracks or stadiums, motocross circuits, and other motor sports sites.
Multi-Purpose Community Site	Publicly accessible locations providing multiple services and facilities for the local community.
Non State Primary Or Preparatory School	An educational establishment for children from the ages of four to eleven that is not funded by the state.
Non State Secondary School	An educational establishment for children of eleven years and over that is not funded by the state.
Observation	A structure built specifically as a place for observation.
Oil Extraction	An area with oil-producing wells or infrastructure to support oil-producing wells.
Oil Refinery	A facility where crude oil is refined.
Oil Terminal	A site where oil is first received, either from a ship or an oilfield.
Outdoor Amenity	Locations provided to allow public access to the outdoors, where the majority of the space is not dedicated to sport. Includes play areas, public parks and gardens, paddling pools, picnic areas, pitch and putt courses, and generic amenity and open space sites.
Place Of Worship	An establishment where people can worship according to their particular faith.
Police Services	Locations associated with the police force. Includes police headquarters, stations and services sites.
Preserved Railway Interchange	A formal or informal stop on a preserved railway line.
Primary Health Care	A facility providing access to primary health care services in medical General Practice.
Primary School	An educational establishment for children from the ages of four to eleven that is funded principally by the state.
Prison Services	Locations associated with the provision of penal or detention services.
Private Residence	Locations, usually including a building, that provide self-contained individual accommodation, such as houses, flats, or maisonettes.
Pupil Referral	A centre for children who are not able to attend a mainstream or specialist school.
Racquet Sports	Locations associated with racquet sports. Includes indoor racquet sports clubs and tennis courts.
Rail Travel Interchange	No definition available.
Religious Meeting Place	A place where members of a religious group congregate.
Residential Garden	No definition available.
Rugby	Locations associated with the sport of rugby. Includes rugby stadiums and rugby grounds.
School	No definition available.
School For Special Needs	A specialist school for the teaching of pupils with disabilities.
Secondary Health Care	Locations associated with the provision of specialist healthcare. Includes hospitals and medical support sites.
Secondary School	Educational establishment generally for pupils aged over eleven but under nineteen.
Shooting	A site for non-military use where firearms may be discharged under controlled conditions.
Skiing	An area and associated facility that caters for the sport of snow skiing.
Stupa	A dome-shaped monument, used to house Buddhist relics or to commemorate significant facts of Buddhism or Jainism.
Swimming Pool	A site that offers bathing facilities to the public.
Synagogue	A building where Jewish people meet to worship or study their religion.
Telecommunications	Locations and features associated with the transmission of communications over a distance using electrical or optical signals. Includes mobile phone masts, telephone exchanges, broadcasting and recording facilities, and satellite earth stations.
Underground Railway System Interchange	A feature by a recognised underground railway network where a light rail vehicle or train may stop to pick up goods or passengers.
University	Locations associated with an institution of higher education. Includes universities, university colleges, and university schools.
University Halls Of Residence	A site providing transitory accommodation for university students.
Waste Disposal	Locations associated with the disposal or recycling of waste. Includes waste disposal, recycling, incineration, and processing sites.
Waste Water Treatment	Locations and features associated with the treatment of waste water, usually to reduce its impact on the environment. Includes waste water treatment sites and waste water pumping stations.
Water Distribution	Locations and features associated with the supply of water. Includes water distribution, water treatment, and water pumping stations.
Water Sports	Locations, excluding swimming pools, associated with sporting activities that take place on or in water. Includes canoeing, rowing, sailing, water skiing, and yachting sites.
Weather Observation	A compound containing feature(s) where observations of weather conditions and associated information are undertaken.