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Descriptive words on OS maps

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WordingExampleNote
LadderNT4427 : A leaping salmon at Murray's Cauld near Selkirkon 25K, Salmon Ladder
LadeNT5575 : Rural East Lothian : Outbuildings and Mill Lade at Sandy's Millon 25K, Mill Lade
LagNN2910 : Lag Dubhon 25K, Gaelic, corrie, hollow
LagoonTQ5280 : Rainham Marsheson 50K, Silt Lagoons
LairageNZ1672 : Wall mural, The Lairage, Pontelandon 10K, cattle transit yard, road name nearby
LaitheSD8251 : Bank Close Laitheon 25K, barn, granary, origin may be Scandinavian
LakeNU2600 : Ladyburn Lakeon 50K
Lake VillageST4940 : Glastonbury Lake Village siteon 25,50K Non-Roman
Landing Placeat TM212250on 25K
Landing StagesSX5347 : River Yealm, Noss Mayoon 25K
Landing StripNH8503 : Cairngorm Gliding Clubon 25,50K
LandmarkSW6545 : Landmark above Portreath Harbouron 25,50K
LaneSO9436 : Horse riders, Kinsham Lane, Kemertonon 25K
LatheSD9964 : Park Stile and Cove Latheson 25K, barn, granary, origin may be Scandinavian
Law (hill)NO3931 : Dundee LawOn 50K, hill, Scotland and N. England e.g. NT9527 : Gains Law
Law CourtsSK5739 : County CourtsOn 50K
LawnshedsSY6869 : Lawnsheds, Portland Billon 25K Local name for field systems on Portland
LeaSJ3871 : Cut silage field near Lea Farmon 50K, open land, often grass, in farm name
Lead mineSN9186 : Bryntail lead mineOn 50K
LeapST1473 : Salmon leap near Cwrt-yr-alaon 25K, Salmon Leap
LeatSX5064 : Plymouth Leat / Drake's Leaton 10K, stream to a mill
LedgeSV9311 : Dry ledgeon 25K
LeeHP6316 : Lee of SaxavordOn 50K, hillside from Scandinavian
Leisure CentreTQ7754 : Mote Park leisure centre, Maidstoneon 50K Replaced by symbol on latest version of map
Leisure Poolat NJ681637on 25K
LetterboxSX6267 : Crossing Memorial and Letterboxon 25,50K; for walkers to record visits, not Royal Mail.
LevelNY3427 : Entrance to an old mine levelon 25K, horizontal access passage to mine, an adit
LevelTM4666 : Minsmere Levelon 50K, horizontal area of land
Ley (grassland)SS3715 : Entrance to Ley Farmon 50K, temporary grassland, here as farm name
Ley (lake)SX8242 : Slapton Leyon 50K, locally a lake, as here in Devon
LidoTQ3802 : Saltdean Lidoon 25K
Lifeboat HouseSJ1888 : Hilbre lifeboat house from the lookouton 50K
LiftSZ0890 : Bournemouth: West Cliff Lifton 25,50K, Cliff Lift
Light GantrySJ4182 : Light Gantryon 25,50K
Light railwaySJ2007 : Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railwayon 50K
LighthouseSV8808 : Lighthouse, St. Agneson 25,50K Non-Roman (non-historic ones are shown by symbol)
Lily PondsSR9694 : Bosherton Lily Pondson 25,50K Tourist site
LimekilnNN7754 : Limekiln near Tomphubilon 25,50K Tourist site
Limestone in Quarry (Limestone)SK5275 : Footpath near Limestone Quarryon 25K
Limestone MinesNS0243 : Abandoned Limestone Mineon 25K
Limit of NavigationTG2308 : Bishop's Bridgeon 25K
Limnological TowerSK9307 : Sailing by the Limnological Tower on Rutland Wateron 25,50K
Line of Disused ShaftsSD9970 : Line of old shaftson 25K
LingHY3014 : Harray Loch, Long and Ling HolmsOn 50K, heather from Scandinavian
LinksNT6978 : Shoreline by Dunbar Linkson 25K, golf links
LinnNY7481 : Jerry's Linnon 50K, Scots, waterfall
Livestock marketNF9268 : Stock Pens, Lochmaddyon 25K
LlynSH5654 : Llyn Cwellynon 50K, Welsh, lake
LoafSO2718 : Summit of Sugar Loafon 50K, mountain name
Lobster HatcherySW9275 : Car Park - Padstow Harbour, Cornwallon 25,50K Photo shows lobster pots nearby
LochNO3034 : Boats for fly fishing on Piperdam Lochon 25K, Piperdam Loch
LochanNM4444 : Caol-Lochanon 50K, Gaelic, small lake
Lock cutSU9085 : Upstream from Cookham Lockon 25,50K
LocksSE2436 : Newlay 3 Lockson 25,50K Named on 25K
LodeTL6997 : Methwold Lodeon 50K, artificial channel
LodgeTL8261 : Gatehouse to Ickworth Parkon 25,50K
Logan StoneSX5771 : Black Tor Logan Stoneon 25,50K Non-Roman. A logan stone is one loose and pivoted on another stone.
Long BarrowSO7901 : Nympsfield Long Barrowon 25,50K Non-Roman, tourist site
Long CairnNX2167 : Cairn na Gathon 25,50K Non-Roman
Long Distance RouteTL4556 : Hobson's Brookon 25K, European Long Distance Route
LonghouseHP6311 : Replica Viking Longhouse, Haroldswickon 25K, a replica; also NN5634 : Moirlanich Longhouse 19th Century
Lookout StationTF9145 : Coastguard Lookout on 25K
Lookout towerNX3451 : Lookout toweron 25K In: Lookout tower (disused)
LoughNU1217 : Kimmer Loughon 50K, lake, more often Irish
Low waterSX0246 : St Austell: Pentewan Sandson 25K, for tide line
LubNG4376 : Lùb Stac nam MeannOn 50K, Gaelic lùb curve or bow
LuibNG5630 : Luib na MoilOn 50K, Gaelic lùib same as lùb
LunnaHU4869 : Old Lime Kiln at LunnaOn 50K, grove from Scandinavian Lundr
LynchetsST8233 : Downland, Mereon 25,50K; Strip Lynchets

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