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Ordnance Survey

British

noun

the official map-making body of the British or Irish government

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Ordnance Survey

An Ordnance Survey map from the 19th Century shows the exact location of the burial ground.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

She worked from large Ordnance Survey maps and captured photos to plot every point, to enable approaching craft to know they were at the correct part of the beach.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024

Her bicycle was found by Ordnance Survey workers lying in a field on the Metton to Roughton road an hour after she left home.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024

Pat's lifelong passion for camping was inspired by the gift of an Ordnance Survey map when he was 10 years old.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023

Last summer on sunny days I cycled as far as Ordnance Survey Map 150'd let me.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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