The ST1238 Square Kilometre

ST1238 National Grid Square

Based in the South West English Region.

The ST1238 square kilometre intersects with the settlement of Higher Halsway.

ST1238 is within the post town of Taunton, Somerset.

The square is within Somerset West and Taunton District council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 341.16 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for ST1238

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 140 Quantock Hills and Bridgwater	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 181 Minehead & Brendon Hills	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 ST1238 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the ST1238 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. ST , 12 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 ST + 12 + 3 + 38 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of ST123385

ST	12		38
ST	12	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	51.134483	-3.259363	312000	138000
South East Corner	51.134483	-3.244830	313000	138000
North West Corner	51.143626	-3.259363	312000	139000
North East Corner	51.143626	-3.244830	313000	139000