The SO0013 Square Kilometre

SO0013 National Grid Square

Based in the South Wales Central region of Scotland & South Wales East region of Scotland.

SO0013 is within the post town of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.

The square is within Merthyr Tudful - Merthyr Tydfil & Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf councils.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 367.93 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SO0013

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 ol12 Brecon Beacons National Park - Western & Central areas	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Landranger 1:50,000 160 Brecon Beacons	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 SO0013 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SO0013 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. SO , 00 and 13

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 SO + 00 + 3 + 13 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SO003135

SO	00		13
SO	00	3	13	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	51.806669	-3.452110	300000	213000
South East Corner	51.806669	-3.437321	301000	213000
North West Corner	51.815836	-3.452110	300000	214000
North East Corner	51.815836	-3.437321	301000	214000