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The SD6597 Square Kilometre

SD6597 National Grid Square

Based in the North West English Region.

SD6597 is within the post towns of Penrith, Cumberland & Sedbergh, Yorkshire.

The square is within Eden District & South Lakeland District councils.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 616.63 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SD6597

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Map SerieslinkOrdnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 ol19 Howgill FellsShop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Landranger 1:50,000 98 Wensleydale & WharfedaleShop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Landranger 1:50,000 97 Kendal & MorecambeShop for this map on amazon.co.ukBuy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
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Key of Northings for the SD6597 National Grid Square
Map of the SD6597 National Grid Square
Key of Eastings for the SD6597 National Grid Square
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A historical Ordnance Survey Map Sheet showing Grid Square SD6597.

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 SD6597 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SD6597 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. SD , 65 and 97

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 SD + 65 + 3 + 97 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SD653975

SD6597
SD653975

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 Corner54.367314-2.540314365000497000
South East Corner54.367314-2.524806366000497000
North West Corner54.376368-2.540314365000498000
North East Corner54.376368-2.524806366000498000