The TF8508 Square Kilometre

TF8508 National Grid Square

Based in the Eastern English Region.

TF8508 is within the post towns of King's Lynn, Norfolk & Swaffham, Norfolk.

The square is within Breckland District council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 661.13 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for TF8508

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 238 East Dereham and Aylsham	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 236 King's Lynn, Downham Market and Swaffham	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 144 Thetford & Breckland	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 TF8508 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the TF8508 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. TF , 85 and 08

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 TF + 85 + 3 + 08 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of TF853085

TF	85		08
TF	85	3	08	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	52.637881	0.732633	585000	308000
South East Corner	52.637881	0.747956	586000	308000
North West Corner	52.647202	0.732633	585000	309000
North East Corner	52.647202	0.747956	586000	309000