The SN5865 Square Kilometre

SN5865 National Grid Square

Based in the Mid and West Wales region of Scotland.

SN5865 is within the post towns of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire & Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire.

The square is within Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 369.85 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SN5865

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 199 Lampeter, Tregaron and Llan-non	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Landranger 1:50,000 135 Aberystwyth	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk

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 SN5865 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SN5865 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 , 58 and 65

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 + 58 + 3 + 65 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SN583655

SN	58		65
SN	58	3	65	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	52.264789	-4.082654	258000	265000
South East Corner	52.264789	-4.067590	259000	265000
North West Corner	52.274031	-4.082654	258000	266000
North East Corner	52.274031	-4.067590	259000	266000