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Descriptive words on OS maps

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WordingExampleNote
Fabrication YardNH7869 : Nigg Fabrication Yardon 25,50K
FaceNM3235 : The Great Faceon 50K, rock face
FactoryTQ5977 : Procter & Gambles Soap making Works, Thurrockon 25K
FaingNB5364 : Buaile na Faingon 25K, Gaelic, sheepfold, but in names of other features
FairgroundSX4086 : Dingles Steam Villageon 25K
Fairy's WellNS2413 : Fairy's Wellon 25K. Also see NG4162 : Fairy Glen and Castle Ewan Fairy Glen
FallsNM9134 : Falls of Lora - 1981on 50K, tidal race
Fallen RocksNS0048 : Fallen Rockson 25,50K
FangNH1596 : Fang Creagan na h-Uamhaon 25K, Gaelic, sheep pen
FankNG3554 : Fankson 50K, Scots, enclosure, usually for sheep
Farm attractionSO9192 : Brockswood Animal Sanctuaryon 25K Tourist site. "Animal sanctuary" on 50K map.
FarmsteadSX5864 : Remains of farmsteadon 25K Non-Roman
FawrSO3318 : Ysgyryd Fawron 50K, Welsh from mawr, great
Feeding NX6865 : Red Kites Feedingon 50K, Kite Feeding
FellNX3937 : Fell of Carletonon 50K
FenTG4803 : View into Belton Fenon 25K
FerneryNS1063 : Gateway to Ascog Hallon 10K
Ferry ShipSD3960 : Heysham Harbour entranceon 25K, in box with destinations of ships
Ferry terminalTR3341 : Port of Dover - 2008on 10K
FerrySJ3390 : Mersey Ferry arriving in Liverpool, 1988on 25,50K with P for Passenger on 50K
FfridSH2434 : The hill below Ffridd Gochon 50K, Welsh, rough grazing near farm
FfrithSH7375 : Ty'n-y-ffrithon 50K, Welsh as Ffrid
FfrydSN9991 : Farmland at Lower Ffryddon 50K, Welsh, as Ffrid
FieldTF3910 : Pulley's Laneon 25K, many named fields around here
Field MapleTG267042on 25K Several "Oak" nearby
Field Study CentreNR9350 : Lochranza field study centreon 25,50K
Field SystemSU4555 : Lower Woodcott Down field systemon 25,50K Non-Roman. Words run diagonally on 50K.
Filter BedsSN8023 : Trout Farmon 25K Now used as a fish farm
Filter StationNX1369 : Monumental architecture at Penwhirn Filter Stationon 25,50K Filter Sta on 50K
Fire TowerNJ3851 : Fire Toweron 25K
FirthHP6115 : Burra Firthon 50K, Scotland, estuary or sea loch
Fish Breeding FarmSP2284 : Fishing lake at Packington Parkon 25K Photo is fishing lake
Fish FarmNN7521 : Fish farm on the River Earn near Comrie, Perthshireon 25K Tourist site - named on 25K
Fish HatcheryNG1190 : Geocrab Hatcheryon 25K
Fish LadderNG8888 : Fish ladder diversion in the Allt Beitheon 25K
Fish PondsST3028 : Fish pond, Lower Durstonon 25K Non-Roman
Fish ScreenNH3740 : Fish screen, Culligran Power Station, Glen Strathfarraron 25K
Fishery NX1289 : Carleton Fishery on 50K, cottages at fishing station
Fishing Lochat NR642890on 25K Blue lettering
Fishing StationNJ2867 : The old Fishing Station near Boar's Head Rock.on 25K Former salmon netting
FlagstaffSX8751 : Mast with flags, Britannia Royal Naval Collegeon 10K, word in nearby road name
FlaresNK0954 : St Fergus Gas Terminal - Northon 25,50K
Flare StackTA1518 : Flare Stack at the Humber Oil Refineryon 25,50K
FlashSU8452 : Eelmoor Flashon 25K, pool where land has subsided
FlatsSK1189 : Towards Seal Flatson 50K, in name of area of hillside
FlatsST2647 : Stert mud flatson 50K, mudflats in estuary
Fleet TQ7478 : Cliffe Fleet on 50K, inlet
Flights TQ2005 : Shoreham Airporton 25K, Pleasure Flights
Floating harbourST5772 : Bristol Floating Harbouron 50K
Flood BarrierTQ5477 : River Darent Flood Barrieron 25K
FloodgateSE6939 : View from the River Derwent to the churchPhoto shows location. For photo of a floodgate see TM4974 : Floodgate at Walberswick, Suffolk
Flood TunnelSU8586 : Flood tunnel by Gossmore Parkon 25K
FlowNX9769 : Rainbow over Kirkconnell Flow March 2022on 50K, here as a marsh or raised bog, from Old Norse word 'floi' meaning 'wet' or 'marshy'. Also note the large expanse of water "Scapa Flow", words in large letters North of ND3796 : The Calf of Flotta
FlumeSN8487 : Flume, Hafren Foreston 25K
FlyoverTQ2781 : Marylebone Flyover, Londonon 10K
FoelSH7376 : Foel Lûson 50K, Welsh from moel, bald
Fog HornHZ2274 : The Nizzon 25K
FollySW4528 : Price's Follyon 25K
Food HallTL8280 : Road to Elveden Estate Cafe/Restauranton 50K Photo is of access road to Elveden Estate; it appears from web site that Food Hall is moving to Stowmarket.
FootNY5213 : Swindale Footon 50K, foot of a valley
Foot Bridgeat NX363710on 25K usually abbreviation FB, this one is spelt out
Foot GolfSX0453 : 'Football-Golf' Course near St Austellon 50K, tourist site
Foot TunnelNZ3266 : Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnel Entranceon 50K
Foot/cycle pathST5590 : The cycle lane on the north side of the old Severn Bridge, looking weston 50K
Football GroundSK5838 : River Trent and City Groundon 50K
Football StadiumSJ8698 : City of Manchester Stadium - Manchester City FCon 50K
ForceNY8828 : High Forceon 50K, waterfall, tourist site
FordNZ6507 : Footbridge, ford and car park at Hob Holeon 25K
ForelandSZ0582 : The Forelandon 50K, promontory
ForestNX4093 : Hill Fenceon 25K; on 50K CARRICK FOREST is in large letters spread across from NX3693 to NX3993
Forest DriveNY6394 : Forest Driveon 25,50K Tourist site
ForgeSO4574 : Mill race at Forge Bridge - 1on 50K
ForsNM4442 : Eas Forson 50K, waterfall, from Scandinavian; also as Forse at HY532008
FortSY5494 : Eggardon Hill Fort (Eggardun). Dorseton 25,50K Non-Roman
FortletSS6649 : Roman Fort just off the coastal pathon 25,50K Roman
FosseST7969 : The Fosse Wayon 25K, Roman road named for defensive ditch
Fossil GroveNS5367 : Fossil Grove gardens at Victoria Parkon 25K Tourist site
FountainTQ2679 : Hyde Park: Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountainon 25K Tourist site
FountainheadNT4677 : Fountainhead at Spittalon 25K
Fox covertSU0221 : Fox Coverton 25K
FriaryTM4770 : Remains of Franciscan Monastery, Dunwichon 25,50K Non-Roman, Tourist site
Freight TerminalST2379 : Cardiff Freightliner Terminalon 25,50K
FroSN7105 : Rhyd-y-froon 50K, fro in name is a mutation of Welsh bro, region or lowland
Fruit Packing StationTR2960 : Sheds of the Fruit Packing Stationon 25K
Fulling millSU3802 : Beaulieu Abbey Ruinson 25K, in abbey ruins
Fun fairTA0588 : Luna Parkon 25K
Funicular railwayNH9905 : Cairngorm Funicular Railway.on 50K
Furnace PondTQ2428 : Pond, Slaugham Commonon 25K Blue letters
FurzeTQ2739 : Hydehurst Furze, Crawleyon 25K, furze often woodland, originally scrubby with gorse

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