Abbreviations used in Ordnance Survey Bench Mark Lists

A ABUTMENT ABUT F FARM FM

ALLOTMENT GARDENS ALLOT GDNS FEET FT

AMBULANCE STATION AMB STA FIRE STATION F STA

ANGLE ANG FLAGSTAFF FS

APPROXIMATELY APPROX FLUSH BRACKET FL BR

AVENUE AVE FOOTBRIDGE FB

FOUNTAIN FN

B BANK (building) BK FUNDAMENTAL BENCH MARK FBM

BAPTIST BAPT

BATTLEMENT BATT G GARDENS GDNS

BEER HOUSE BH GATE POST GT P

BENCH MARK BM GENERAL POST OFFICE GPO

BOUNDARY STONE BS GRAVE YARD G YD

BRIDGE BR GROUND GD

BUILDING (S) BLDG(S) GROVE GR

BURIAL GROUND BURIAL GD GUIDE POST GP

BUTTRESS BUTT

H HOSPITAL HOSPL

C CALVINIST CALV HOUSE HO

CASTLE CAS

CATHEDRAL CATH I INDEPENDENT INDPT

CEMETERY CEMY INFANT INFT

CENTRE (Social etc) CEN INFIRMARY INFMY

CENTRE OF C INSTITUTE INST

CHAPEL CHAP INSITUTION INSTN

CHIMNEY CHY

CHURCH CH J JUNCTION JUNC

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHR SC

CINEMA CIN L LETTER BOX LB

CLOSE (noun) CL LEVEL CROSSING LC

CLUB HOUSE CLUB HO LIBRARY LIBY

COASTGUARD STATION CG STA LIFEBOAT STATION LB STA

COLLEGE COLL LIGHTHOUSE L HO

COLLIERY COLLY LOCH, LAKE, LOCK L

CONVENT CVT LOCOMOTIVE SHED LOCO SHED

CONGREGATIONAL CONGL LODGE LO

CONVALESCENT HOME CONV HOME

CORPORATION CORPN M MANHOLE MH

 COTTAGE COTT MANOR MR

COURSE CSE MARKET MKT

COURT CT MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL

CRESCENT CRES MEMORIAL MEML

CULVERT CUL METHODIST METH

METROPOLITAN MET

D DEPARTMENT DEPT METRE(S) M

DETACHED DET MILE STONE MS

DISUSED DIS MISSION MISN

DRINKING FOUNTAIN D FN MONUMENT MON

MOORING POST MP

E EAST E MORTUARY MORT

ENTRANCE ENT MUNICIPAL MUNL

EXCHANGE EX

N NATIONAL TRUST NT S SAINT ST

NONCONFORMIST NONCON SANITORIUM SANATM

NORTH N SALVATION ARMY SA

NUMBER NO SCHOOL SCH

NEW BENCH MARK NBM SIGNAL BOX SB

SIGNAL POST(S) SP(S)

O OBSERVATORY OBSY SLUICE SL

OPPOSITE OPP SOUTH S

SQUARE SQ

P PALACE PAL STATION STA

PARAPET PARA STONES, STONE STO

PARISH PSH STREAM STR

PAVILION PAV STREET ST

PILLAR, POLE, POST P SUNDAY SCHOOL SUN SCH

PLANTATION PLANTN SURFACE(S) SUR

POINT PT

POLICE CALL BOX PCB T TECHNICAL COLLEGE TECH COLL

POLICE STATION POL STA TELEPHONE CALL BOX TCB

POST OFFICE PO TELEVISION STATION TV STA

PRESBYTERIAN PRESB TERMINUS TER

PRESBYTERY PRESBY TERRACE TERR

 PRODUCTION PRODN TOLL GATE OR BRIDGE TOLL

PUBLIC CONVENIENCE PC TOWN HALL TH

PUBLIC HOUSE PH TOWER TWR

PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBY TRACK TK

PLACE OF WORSHIP PW TRIGONOMETRICAL PILLAR TP

TROUGH TR

R RAILWAY RLY

RECREATION RECN U UNIVERSITY UNIV

RECREATION GROUND RECN GD

RECTORY REC V VICARAGE VIC

REMAINS OF REMS OF

RESERVOIR RESR W WEIGHTING MACHINE WB

RIFLE RANGE RANGE WEIGHBRIDGE WB

RIVER R WESLEYAN METHODIST WES METH

ROAD RD WEST W

ROAD HOUSE RH WIRELESS STATION WT STA

ROMAN CATHOLIC RC WORKS WKS

Y YARD YD

YOUTH HOSTEL YH