The SU2285 Square Kilometre

SU2285 National Grid Square

Based in the South East English Region & South West English Region.

SU2285 is within the post town of Swindon, Wiltshire.

The square is within Swindon & Vale of White Horse District councils.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 460.77 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for SU2285

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 170 Abingdon, Wantage and Vale of White Horse	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 174 Newbury & Wantage	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 SU2285 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the SU2285 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 , 22 and 85

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 + 22 + 3 + 85 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of SU223855

SU	22		85
SU	22	3	85	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	51.563413	-1.684005	422000	185000
South East Corner	51.563413	-1.669514	423000	185000
North West Corner	51.572444	-1.684005	422000	186000
North East Corner	51.572444	-1.669514	423000	186000