UK local history terms

Note: although these are UK terms, those marked * are also used in the US. For instance there is a 'Shambles' in Chicago.
; Almshouse : A charitable home for those in need. *
; Bastion : A defense work projecting from the line of a curtain wall in a fortification, particularly one designed for mounting artillery. It provides enfilading cover and is designed for its faces to be themselves enfiladed.
; Bounds : The limits of a plot of land such as a parish or the premises of a College.
; Cathedral Close : An enclosure pertaining to a cathedral in which such as staff housing and maintenance facilities are sited.
; Citadel : Fortress, Keep.
; Crenelations : Fancy stonework on buildings.
; Cross : As well as being a tombstone, a cross may also be an octagonal monument in the middle of a square.
; Guild : A society of a particular trade.
; Keystone: Stone forming the top of an arch. *
; Livery Companies : Similar to guild.
; Masonic Lodge : A meeting place for, or formerly for Freemasons. *
; Old : Formerly of that purpose. (i.e. The Old School House).
; Plaza, Piazza : A square formed with buildings of continental appearance (from the Spanish and Italian versions of square). *
; Quarter : District of a town (usually where a particular minority live or a particular trade is carried out).
; Shambles : Abattoir/slaughterhouse. A road containing such a building. *
; Wynd : Alley (Scottish).

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