The SJ8512 Square Kilometre

SJ8512 National Grid Square

Based in the West Midlands English Region.

The SJ8512 square kilometre intersects with the settlement of Wheaton Aston.

SJ8512 is within the post town of Stafford, Staffordshire.

The square is within South Staffordshire District council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 495.55 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SJ8512

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 242 Telford, Ironbridge and the Wrekin		Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 127 Stafford & Telford	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey

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 SJ8512 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SJ8512 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. SJ , 85 and 12

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 SJ + 85 + 3 + 12 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SJ853125

SJ	85		12
SJ	85	3	12	5

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!

Corner	Latitude	Longitude	Easting	Northing
South West Corner	52.705473	-2.223479	385000	312000
South East Corner	52.705473	-2.208633	386000	312000
North West Corner	52.714489	-2.223479	385000	313000
North East Corner	52.714489	-2.208633	386000	313000