How to Find a Grid Reference

The two best ways I've found to locate a grid reference are:-

• Streetmap (1:50,000 scale)

Navigate to where the gate or stile was found and click on the map. Look underneath the map to the section headed "This product includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey" and click "here" to convert/measure coordinates. The grid reference is the one in the row labeled "LR" (for Landranger) and it should start with two letters and have six numbers e.g SK258619.

• Ordnance Survey Get a Map (1:25,000 scale)

Select Get-a-map. Zoom in to the path level detail and hover the mouse cursor over the place where the gate or stile is. The status bar at the bottom shows the grid reference, it should start with two letters and have six numbers e.g SK258619.