The SP1477 Square Kilometre

SP1477 National Grid Square

Based in the West Midlands English Region.

The SP1477 square kilometre intersects with the settlement of Solihull.

SP1477 is within the post town of Solihull, Warwickshire.

The square is within Solihull District council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 498.12 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SP1477

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 220 Birmingham, Walsall, Solihull and Redditch	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Landranger 1:50,000 139 Birmingham and Wolverhampton	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 SP1477 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SP1477 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. SP , 14 and 77

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 SP + 14 + 3 + 77 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SP143775

SP	14		77
SP	14	3	77	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	52.390837	-1.795696	414000	277000
South East Corner	52.390837	-1.780957	415000	277000
North West Corner	52.399853	-1.795696	414000	278000
North East Corner	52.399853	-1.780957	415000	278000