A 6-figure grid reference provides a more precise location than a 4-figure grid reference by including tenths of the Easting and Northing lines. The first two numbers indicate the Easting line, the third is tenths past that Easting. The fourth and fifth numbers give the Northing line, and the sixth number is tenths past that Northing. This allows pinpointing a location within a 100m by 100m square defined by the 4-figure reference.

1. Six Figure Grid Reference
Ava-Marie Reid

2. Whatissix
figuregrid
reference?
 A 6-figure grid reference contains 6 numbers which
gives us an even more precise location inside the box
given by the 4-figure number. In a previous resource
we looked at four figure grid reference, where we spoke
about two important lines. They are called Eastings
and Northings

3. Whatare
Eastingsand
Northings
 The first two numbers are called the easting, which is
the number you would look for at the bottom of the
map. Notice how these numbers increase towards the
East? The second two numbers are called
the northing and represent the numbers you would
look for on the side of the map. Notice how these
increase towards the north? Where these two sets of
numbers intersect is the bottom, left corner of the
square where you would find what you are looking for.

4. Eastingsare12,13,
14.
Northingsare30,
31,32.

5. HowdoI
start?
 The first two numbers are the easting, these are always
written and read first. The third number represents how
many tenths you need to move east from the easting
value.
 In the diagram above, you would start at Easting 12 and
start counting in tenths toward the Easting 13.
 Inside each box, imagine 10 tick marks along the eastings
and 10 tick marks along the northings.

6. Let’sContinue
 The fourth and fifth numbers are the northing value,
which is the same as in the 4-number grid. Therefore
as in the diagram above, these would be numbers 30,
31 and 32.
 The last number represents how many tenths you need
to move north from the northing location given.

7. Let’strythese4
figurefirst

8. Findthe6figuregrid
referenceforthefollowing.:
1.ChurchinLittlePlumpton.
2.VillageHall
3.GroveFarm
4.PondinlittlePlumpton