The SN0538 Square Kilometre

SN0538 National Grid Square

Based in the Mid and West Wales region of Scotland.

The SN0538 square kilometre intersects with the settlement of Trefdraeth.

SN0538 is within the post town of Newport, Pembrokeshire.

The square is within Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 314.12 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SN0538

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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 SN0538 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SN0538 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. SN , 05 and 38

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 SN + 05 + 3 + 38 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SN053385

SN	05		38
SN	05	3	38	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	52.006107	-4.843064	205000	238000
South East Corner	52.006107	-4.827944	206000	238000
North West Corner	52.015437	-4.843064	205000	239000
North East Corner	52.015437	-4.827944	206000	239000