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OS Open Names

Publisher
Ordnance Survey
Updated
23 June 2026
Topic
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Summary

A comprehensive dataset of place names, roads numbers and postcodes for Great Britain.

Accurate locations Let your customer-facing staff find places quickly when talking to callers. OS Open Names provides the accurate locations of streets and postcodes in Great Britain.

Place name data Quickly look up places and roads with two names. OS Open Names contains place name data in English and their Welsh, Scots or Gaelic alternatives.

Simple licensing Save money and benefit from simple licensing terms. OS Open Names is free to view, download and use for commercial, education and personal purposes.

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Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
Geopackage download – 23/6/2026
GML download – 23/6/2026
CSV download – 23/6/2026
API description – 23/6/2026
Product description – 23/6/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
23 June 2026
Harvest GUID
d442b64c-c8c8-11e4-8731-1681e6b88ec1
Extent (Latitude)
60.85° to 49.90°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.655° to 1.79°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (publication)
2015-03-23
Dataset reference date (revision)
2021-01
Frequency of update
biannually
Responsible party
Ordnance Survey (custodian)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

Enquiries

customerservices@os.uk

Freedom of information (FOI) requests

foi@os.uk

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