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The NY5868 Square Kilometre

NY5868 National Grid Square

Based in the North West English Region.

NY5868 is within the post town of Brampton, Cumberland.

The square is within Carlisle District council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 671.41 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for NY5868

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Map SerieslinkOrdnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 ol43 Hadrian's WallShop for this map on amazon.co.ukBuy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 315 Carlisle, Brampton, Longtown and Gretna GreenShop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Landranger 1:50,000 86 Haltwistle Bewcastle & AlstonShop for this map on amazon.co.uk
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Map of the NY5868 National Grid Square
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A historical Ordnance Survey Map Sheet showing Grid Square NY5868.

This extract is taken from the Ordnance Survey six-inch to the mile series surveyed from 1888-1913. The scale is 1:10,560.

The Square overlayed over the map represents the extent of NY5868 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the NY5868 Square to get a six figure Grid Reference


A helpful reminder for calculating grid references is across the landing and up the stairs.

For example if your house was located in a square that in the fourth square across and sixth square up and you wanted to work out its six figure grid refence.

First, You would divide the four figure grid reference into three parts. NY , 58 and 68

Count across starting with zero. This would give you three. Make a note that X for Across (A Cross) = 3.

Count up starting with zero. This would give you five. Make a note that Y = 5.

So to put it together NY + 58 + 3 + 68 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of NY583685

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A six figure grid reference would be accurate to 10 metres. To achieve a greater level of accuracy this 10 metre square would be divided into a grid 10 by 10 and the process repeated.

This would produce an 8 figure grid reference that would be accurate to a square metre!


CornerLatitudeLongitudeEastingNorthing
South West Corner55.004788-2.658323358000568000
South East Corner55.004788-2.642543359000568000
North West Corner55.013857-2.658323358000569000
North East Corner55.013857-2.642543359000569000