The SU1189 Square Kilometre

SU1189 National Grid Square

Based in the South West English Region.

The SU1189 square kilometre intersects with the settlement of Swindon.

SU1189 is within the post town of Swindon, Wiltshire.

The square is within Swindon & Wiltshire councils.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 452.37 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SU1189

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 169 Cirencester and Swindon, Fairford and Cricklade	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 163 Cheltenham & Cirencester	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 173 Swindon & Devizes	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 SU1189 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SU1189 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. SU , 11 and 89

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 SU + 11 + 3 + 89 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SU113895

SU	11		89
SU	11	3	89	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	51.599718	-1.842570	411000	189000
South East Corner	51.599718	-1.828098	412000	189000
North West Corner	51.608730	-1.842570	411000	190000
North East Corner	51.608730	-1.828098	412000	190000