The SO7782 Square Kilometre

SO7782 National Grid Square

Based in the West Midlands English Region.

The SO7782 square kilometre intersects with the settlement of Romsley.

SO7782 is within the post towns of Bewdley, Worcestershire & Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

The square is within Shropshire & Wyre Forest District councils.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 470.80 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SO7782

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 218 Kidderminster and Wyre Forest
Landranger 1:50,000 138 Kidderminster & Wyre Forest	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 SO7782 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SO7782 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 , 77 and 82

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 + 77 + 3 + 82 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SO773825

SO	77		82
SO	77	3	82	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	52.435500	-2.339806	377000	282000
South East Corner	52.435500	-2.325028	378000	282000
North West Corner	52.444531	-2.339806	377000	283000
North East Corner	52.444531	-2.325028	378000	283000