| A, Alluvium |
| Ac, Alluvium (clayey) |
| AcEsk, Eskers comprised of gravels of acidic reaction |
| Ag, Alluvium (gravelly) |
| Airfield/Airport |
| As, Alluvium (sandy) |
| Asi, Alluvium (silty) |
| BasEsk, Eskers comprised of gravels of basic reaction |
| BktPt, Blanket Peat |
| Causeway, Causeway |
| Crannog, Crannog |
| Cut, Cut over raised peat |
| Dam |
| Embankment |
| FenPt, Fen Peat |
| Fill, Made ground |
| GBi, Gravels derived from basic igneous rocks |
| GCSsS, Gravels derived from Cambrian sandstones and shales |
| GCh, Gravels derived from chert |
| GDCSs, Gravels derived from Devonian and Carboniferous sandstones |
| GDSs, Gravels derived from Devonian sandstones |
| GGr, Gravels derived from granite |
| GLCSsS, Gravels derived from Carboniferous sandstones and shales |
| GLPDSs, Gravels derived from Lower Palaeozoic and Devonian sandstones |
| GLPS, Gravels derived from Lower Palaeozoic shales |
| GLPSs, Gravels derived from Lower Palaeozoic sandstones |
| GLPSsS, Gravels derived from Lower Palaeozoic sandstones and shales |
| GLSCh, Gravels derived from silicified limestones and chert |
| GLs, Gravels derived from Limestones |
| GMp, Gravels derived from Metamorphic rocks |
| GNSSs, Gravels derived from Namurian sandstones and shales |
| GQz, Gravels derived from quartzite |
| GlMar, Glaciomarine sediments |
| Hardstand |
| Industrial |
| IrSTAv, Irish Sea Till derived from acidic volcanic rocks |
| IrSTBi, Irish Sea Till derived from basic igneous rocks |
| IrSTCSsS, Irish Sea Till derived from Cambrian sandstones and shales |
| IrSTDSs, Irish Sea Till derived from Devonian sandstones |
| IrSTLPSsS, Irish Sea Till derived from Lower Palaeozoic sandstones and shales |
| IrSTLs, Irish Sea Till derived from Limestones |
| KaRck, Kartsified bedrock outcrop or subcrop |
| L, Lacustrine sediments |
| Landfill |
| Lc, Lacustrine clays |
| Lg, Lacustrine gravel |
| Ls, Lacustrine sands |
| Lsi, Lacustrine silts |
| MGs, Marine gravel and sands (often raised) |
| Mbs, Marine beach sands |
| Mesc, Esturine silts and clays |
| Mrl, Lake marl |
| Pier |
| Rck, Bedrock outcrop or subcrop |
| RsPt, Raised Peat (intact) |
| Scree, Scree |
| Spoil Heap, Spoil Heap |
| TAv, Till derived from acidic volcanic rocks |
| TBi, Till derived from basic igneous rocks |
| TCSs, Till derived from Carboniferous sandstones |
| TCSsCh, Till derived from Carboniferous sandstones and cherts |
| TCSsS, Till derived from Cambrian sandstones and shales |
| TCh, Till derived from cherts |
| TDCSs, Till derived from Devonian and Carboniferous sandstones |
| TDCSsS, Till derived from Devonian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales |
| TDSs, Till derived from Devonian sandstones |
| TGr, Till derived from granites |
| TLCSsS, Till derived from lower Carboniferous sandstones and shales |
| TLPCSsS, Till derived from Lower Palaeozoic and Carboniferous sandstones and shales |
| TLPDSs, Till derived from Lower Palaeozoic and Devonian sandstones |
| TLPS, Till derived from Lower Palaeozoic shales |
| TLPSs, Till derived from Lower Palaeozoic sandstones |
| TLPSsS, Till derived from Lower Palaeozoic sandstones and shales |
| TLSCh, Till derived from Silicified Limestone and cherts |
| TLs, Till derived from limestones |
| TMp, Till derived from Metamorphic rocks |
| TNCSSs, Till derived from Namurian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales |
| TNSSs, Till derived from Namurian sandstones and shales |
| TQz, Till derived from quartzites |
| Tailings Pond |
| TdlMr, Tidal Marsh |
| Urban |
| Water |
| Ws, Windblown sands |
| Wsd, Windblown sands and dunes |