2. B
Descriptive words on OS maps
B
For introduction go to first page.Wording | Example | Note | |
Baa | HU2774 : Baa Taing light | on 50K, submerged rock or reef, from Scandinavian boši | |
Bac | NC7212 : View of Bac na Lice, Sutherland | on 50K, Gaelic, bog, hollow | |
Back | NM6488 : Back of Keppoch | on 50K | |
Backa | HU4587 : Bakka, West Sandwick | on 50K, slope or river bank, from Scandinavian, also spelt bakka | |
Bad | NN5186 : Estate track, Bad an Oir | on 25K, Gaelic, thicket | |
Badminton Centre | SP8338 : National Badminton Centre, Loughton Lodge | on 50K | |
Bagh | NR6553 : Bagh Rubha Ruaidh | on 50K, Gaelic, bay | |
Bąighe | NC2247 : Tràigh Bad na Bàighe | on 50K, Gaelic from Bagh, bay | |
Baile | NC9121 : Baile an Or, Kildonan, Sutherland | on 50K, Gaelic, farm, homestead | |
Bailey | TL7462 : Site of Denham Castle | on 25,50K as Motte & Bailey | |
Bal, balla, bally | e.g. NN0758 : In Ballachulish | on 50K, words form part of place names, anglicised from Gaelic baile, farm, homestead | |
Balancing Pond | SK8051 : Balancing pond and new housing, Middlebeck | New Pond and words on 10K, to store run-off, reducing peak flows. | |
Balla | SC2470 : Ballabeg, Friary Farm | on 50K, Gaelic Manx prefix Balla for farm occurs in many places | |
Balloon | SZ0891 : Bournemouth eye Balloon | on 25K | |
Banc | SN8073 : Banc Hir | on 50K, Welsh, bank, hill, mound. Word at SN806729 | |
Bank | TF5822 : Country lane on an old sea bank north of Clenchwarton | on 25K as Sea Bank | |
Bannau | SN8021 : Bannau Sir Gaer | on 50K, Welsh, plural of Ban, peak | |
Bar | SV8808 : The Bar | on 25K, a sand bar | |
Barn | ST5038 : Fourteenth-century Abbey barn at the Somerset Rural Life Museum. | on 25,50K Non-Roman | |
Barpa | NF8365 : Barpa Langass chambered cairn | on 25K, Gaelic, cairn, particularly chambered cairn | |
Barr | NM8229 : Barr Dubh | on 50K, Gaelic, hill | |
Barracks | NT2269 : Construction Works, Redford Barracks | on 25,50K | |
Barrage | NZ4619 : Tees Barrage | on 50K, tourist site | |
Barrier | TQ5477 : River Darent Flood Barrier | on 50K | |
Barrule | SC2575 : South Barrule | on 50K, Manx Scandinavian origin, ward or guard | |
Base | SU6200 : HMS Ark Royal in Portsmouth Dockyard | as Naval Base | |
Basin | SO8171 : Stourport Canal Basins, Worcestershire | on 25K | |
Bastle | NY7789 : Black Middens Bastle House | on 25,50K. They occur in counties near the Scottish border. | |
Bath House | NS5472 : Remains of Roman Bath House, Bearsden | on 25,50K Tourist site | |
Bath | SH6073 : The western end of the old Penrhyn baths | (Disused) on 25K | |
Bathing pool | SX0991 : Artificial barrier, across Boscastle harbour | on 10K | |
Battery | NJ9605 : Torry Point Battery | on 25,50K Tourist site | |
Battle | SU5929 : View over Cheriton Battlefield | on 10K, symbol on 25,50K | |
Battlefield | SK4000 : Bosworth Battlefield | on 25K, non-Roman | |
Bay | SX2451 : Portnadler Bay | on 25,50K | |
Bayr | SC2382 : Stone Wall and Herring Road | on 50K, Manx, road or way | |
Beacon | SY7881 : Old Navigation Beacon Chaldon Down | on 50K, also hill name e.g. SO7540 : The Herefordshire Beacon | |
Beach | SX9063 : Corbyn Beach and Corbyn Head | on 25K | |
Bealach | NM9283 : Bealach a' Chait | on 25K, Gaelic, pass, glen, gap | |
Beam Engines | SU2662 : Crofton - Pump House | on 25K Tourist site | |
Bearn | NM9283 : Bealach a' Chait | on 50K, Gaelic, gap, crevice | |
Beck | NY1802 : Whillan Beck | on 50K, a stream | |
Bed | SJ4631 : Willow Bed, River Roden | on 25K in Willow Bed | |
Beech | at SP233677 | On a parish boundary. Oaks also are marked nearby on boundary | |
Beehive Hut | SX6381 : Beehive hut | on 25,50K Non-Roman | |
Beinn | NM6723 : Beinn na Sroine | on 50K, beinn is a hill | |
Belts | TM4663 : Algae-infested ditch on Sizewell Belts | on 25,50K | |
Ben | NN3602 : Ben Lomond | on 50K, a mountain | |
Beul | NM2522 : Port Beul Mhor | on 50K, Gaelic, mouth, opening. There are caves near the example. | |
Beum | NH9330 : Beum a' Chlaidheimh | on 50K, Gaelic, gap, stream | |
Bhaid | NC3601 : Coill a' Bhaid Daraich | on 25K from Gaelic Bad, thicket | |
Bharpa | NF6701 : Dùn Bharpa, Barra | on 25K, Gaelic from Barpa, cairn, particularly chambered cairn | |
Bidean | NH1044 : Bidean an Eòin Dearg | on 50K, Gaelic, pinnacle, pointed hill | |
Bield | NY1220 : Ruined Bield | on 25K N England & Scotland word for sheepfold | |
Bigging | HY2823 : Nether Bigging | on 50K, building, from Scandinavian Bygging | |
Bight | SS3224 : Bight a Doubleyou | on 50K, curve in coast or river | |
Bile | NG5044 : Am Bile | on 25K, Gaelic, edge | |
Bill | SY6868 : Portland Bill - Coastline | on 50K, promontory | |
Binnean | NS4296 : Summit area of Beinn Bhreac | on 50K, Gaelic, pointed or conical hill | |
Binnein | NR3696 : Binnein Riabhach above Kilchattan | on 50K, Gaelic from Binnean, pointed or conical hill | |
Biorach | NA0701 : Stac Shoaigh and Stac Biorach | on 25K, Gaelic, sharp-pointed | |
Bird Observatory | SY6868 : Portland Bird Observatory | on 25,50K | |
Bird of Prey Centre | NM7234 : Achnacroish | on 25,50K Tourist site | |
Bird Sanctuary | SP8740 : Willen Lake in Milton Keynes | on 25K | |
Birthplace | NS8249 : Site of General Roy's birthplace | on 50K, from General Roy's map grew the Ordnance Survey | |
Bishop's Palace | ST1578 : Ruins of Bishop's Palace. Llandaff, Cardiff | on 25K Non-Roman. Old Bishop's Palace. | |
Blackhouse | NB1944 : Blackhouse Village | on 50K, tourist site | |
Blaen | SN0431 : Blaen Palis | on 50K, Welsh, river source, usually in a name; plural Blaenau as in Blaenau Ffestiniog | |
Blair | NJ3861 : Blair of Tynet | on 25K, anglicised from bląr Gaelic, field, cleared space | |
Blar | NB4044 : Blar na Faoileag | on 50K, bląr Gaelic, field, cleared space | |
Bleaching Rocks | NT4783 : Bleaching Rocks, Gullane Bay | on 25K | |
Blind college | SO8753 : Blind College, Worcester | on 50K | |
Blockhouse | SV8915 : Blockhouse on Tresco | on 25,50K Non-Roman | |
Blocks | SN4104 : World War 2 defences | on 25K, Anti-tank blocks | |
Blockship | ND4899 : Blockship on Number 2 Churchill Barrier | on 25,50K | |
Blowhole | NO6641 : The Blowhole, Seaton Cliffs, Arbroath | on 25K | |
Blowing House | SX6363 : Blowing house | on 25K Non-Roman | |
Bluff | SO2436 : Hay Bluff | on 50K | |
BMX Track | NS5369 : BMX track, Knightswood | on 25K | |
Boarded Groin | at TR340635 | on 25,50K Non-Roman | |
Boat Hire and Trips | NM9248 : Linnhe Marine pontoon, Dallens Bay, Appin. | on 25K Tourist site | |
Boat House | SP8609 : Sailing club & heron, Weston Turville Reservoir | on 25K | |
Boat lift | NS8580 : The Falkirk Wheel | on 10K | |
Boat Trips | NH5632 : Boat Trips, Loch Ness | on 25K Tourist site | |
Boat Yard | TG3724 : Richardsons Boat Yard | on 25K | |
Boating Lake | TA0527 : Pickering Park, Hull | on 25K Blue lettering | |
Bealach | NM9283 : Bealach a' Chait | on 25K, Gaelic, pass, glen, gap | |
Bodha | NF9887 : Bodha Leathach Colais Mark | on 25K, Gaelic, rock in sea, usually submerged | |
Bog | NT7170 : Aller Bog | on 25K | |
Bogach | NF8271 : In the heart of the Bogach Mhic-fhearguis | on 50K, Gaelic, bog | |
Bogha | NM4990 : Stony Beach and Bogha Ruadh | on 25K, Gaelic, alternative form of Bodha, rock in sea, usually submerged | |
Boglach | NR4073 : Boglach nan Tairbh | on 50K, Gaelic, bog | |
Boom | TQ9485 : Shoeburyness : Cold War defence boom | on 25K | |
Booster | at TG292037 | on 25K, Gas Booster Station | |
Booth | SJ9877 : Footpath from Dunge Farm to Green Booth | on 50K, can be summer pasture from Old Norse, here might be from a surname | |
Borough | TQ3279 : Borough High St | on 50K as "The Borough" | |
Borrach | NS0326 : Clear fell below Borrach | on 50K, Gaelic, rough hill grass | |
Bostal | TQ4606 : Hillside above Firle Bostal | on 25K, a small road up a hill, also spelt Bostall e.g. TQ3512 : Plumpton Bostall | |
Bota | NS0326 : Clear fell below Borrach | on 50K, Gaelic, river bank; also Botan NB4046 : Shieling hut, Botan Ràdhil, Isle of Lewis and Botaichean NH2843 : Bealach nam Botaichean | |
Botanic garden | NH6543 : Inverness Botanic Garden | on 10K | |
Both | NB0621 : Both Ruadh - a Beehive Cell on the Abhainn Fhidigidh | on 25K, Gaelic, cottage, hut; also Bothan NB0619 : Cleitean nam Bothan Ruadha | |
Bothy | NY6734 : Bothy | on 25,50K | |
Bottom | TV5397 : Rough Bottom | on 25K | |
Boundary Rock | at SX635885 | on 25K | |
Boundary Work | SX6771 : Boundary on Holne Moor | on 25K also SX5962 : Boundary work on Penn Beacon on 50k, historic boundary marked by ditch or stones | |
Bourne | SU9860 : The Bourne | on 25K, stream | |
Box | SD9921 : Derelict shooting box | on 25,50K | |
Boys Village | ST0267 : Boys Village, St Athan | On 50K | |
Brae | NH1493 : The Braes of Ullapool | on 50K | |
Braich | SH6412 : On Braich Ddu | on 50K, Welsh, ridge | |
Braigh | NH9400 : Braigh Riabhach | on 50K, Gaelic, upland country or upper part; also brąighe NB5365 : Braighe Mor from Dùn Èistean | |
Brake | SX6964 : Reddacleave Brakes | on 25K, rough overgrown land | |
Brathairean | NG5262 : Rubha nam Brathairean | on 50K, Gaelic from brąthair, rock | |
Breakwater | SX4853 : Mount Batten Breakwater | on 25,50K | |
Breck | HU3372 : Roe Brecks | on 25K, slope, Scandinavian origin | |
Breckland | TL8783 : Breckland Leisure Centre, Thetford | on 10K, heathland, district name around Norfolk | |
Brewery | TF4958 : Bateman's Brewery, Wainfleet | on 25,50K | |
Brick Works | NU0909 : Thrunton Brick Works | on 25,50K | |
Bridge | ST3186 : Newport Transporter Bridge | on 25K | |
Brig | NN5306 : Brig o'Turk | on 50K, bridge, Scots | |
Brigg | NJ8465 : Pennan Bay and The Briggs | on 25K, rocky headland, Scotland | |
Bro | at ST0271 | on 50K in large letters, Bro in Welsh is region or lowland, Bro Morgannwyg is Vale of Glamorgan | |
Broad | TG3016 : Wroxham Broad | on 50K, lake, mainly Norfolk | |
Broadcasting House | TQ2881 : BBC Broadcasting House, New Building | on 10K | |
Broch | NC0206 : Broch and ruined cottage, Achlochan | on 25,50K Non-Roman | |
Brook | SO9334 : Carrant Brook | on 25K in name | |
Brow | TV5397 : Rough Brow | on 25K | |
Bruach | NC5945 : Bruach na Beiste | on 25K, Gaelic, bank or brink | |
Bruthach | NH1912 : Rough, boggy ground on the slope of Bruthach nan Uamh | on 50K, Gaelic, ascent | |
Bryn | SH2227 : Bryn Tirion | on 25K, a hill or hillock | |
Buaile | NB4861 : Fencescape at Buaile na Crois | on 25K, Gaelic, cattle fold | |
Building | SK6749 : ROMAN BUILDING (remains of) | On 25,50K | |
Bull Ring | SP0201 : Roman Amphitheatre, Cirencester | on 25K | |
Bulwark | TL3975 : Earith Bulwark | on 25,50K Non-Roman | |
Bun | NB5244 : Ruin at Bun a'Ghlinne | on 50K, Gaelic, base, foot | |
Bungalow | NX9515 : Quarry Bungalows | on 25K | |
Bunker | SJ6447 : Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker | on 50K, tourist site | |
Burgh | HU4741 : Burgh Road | on 10K, former boundary of burgh, a town with charter | |
Burial Chamber | SM7228 : Coetan Arthur burial chamber, St Davids Head | Non-Roman | |
Burial Ground | NH3407 : Auchteraw Burial Ground | on 25,50K | |
Burial Mound | SO0311 : Enclosure at Cwm Moel | on 25K Non-Roman | |
Burn | NS4178 : The Murroch Burn | on 50K, blue lettering, a stream | |
Burnt Mounds | HU5361 : Burnt Mound | on 25,50K | |
Burra | HU4475 : Burra Ness | on 50K, fortification, Norse origin | |
Burroo | SC1564 : Burroo or Burrow, with The Eye, natural arch clearly visible | on 50K, round or fortified hill, Manx from Norse borg | |
Bus | SD6828 : New Bus Station, Blackburn | on 10K as Bus Sta | |
Bus Depot | TG5209 : Caister Road Bus Depot | on 10K | |
Bushes | TL5207 : Bushes Farmhouse | on 50K as historic farm name; also Barrington Bushes see SP2116 : Looking across the fields | |
Business Centre | at TQ267342 | on 25K | |
Business Park | SU6555 : Chineham Business Park | on 25,50K | |
Buster | HU4691 : Sheep at Buster, Whalefirth | on 50K, farm or dwelling, from Scandinavian Bolstadr. There are many farm names ending in "bister" | |
Busway | SE1531 : Manchester Road guided busway | On 25K | |
Buth | NC8924 : Strath of Kildonan near Càrn nam Buth | on 50K, Gaelic błth, hut, cottage | |
Butt | NB5266 : Cliffs at the Butt of Lewis | on 50K, here in large letters | |
Butter Cross | SS9843 : Dunster Butter Cross | on 50K Historic | |
Butterfly House | SK5384 : Butterfly House | on 25,50K Tourist site | |
Buttress | NG9460 : Triple Buttresses, Coire Mhic Fhearchair | on 50K, mountain feature like a building support | |
Butts | TL8182 : Rifle Range, Thetford Forest | on 25K Rifle butts, not grouse butts | |
Bwlch | SH6530 : Bwlch Tyddiad | on 50K, pass or gap in mountains | |
Bypass | SP5004 : A34 Oxford bypass | on 10K, by-pass on map | |
Byre | NN7845 : The Old Byre | on 50K, a barn, usually a cowshed |
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