This graticule covers the parts of the United Kingdom from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude. It is centred on the M4 corridor, contains the city of Oxford and the towns of Swindon and Basingstoke. It extends as far as Winchester and Salisbury in the south, Cirencester to the west, Chipping Norton to the north, and the outskirts of Reading (although not Reading town centre) to the east. An inland graticule, it's only 0.68% covered with water (source), which makes water hashes unlikely.
Expeditions and Plans
Expeditions in this graticule are listed below in reverse date order. Here is a complete list of expeditions in the graticule without descriptive details.
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2024
| Date
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Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2024-05-09
|
Dan Q
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Successful dog walk near Standlake Allotments
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yes
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yes
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yes
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no
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| 2024-02-10
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Dan Q
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Successful stomp around a muddy field near Cumnor
|
yes
|
yes
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yes
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no
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2023
| Date
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Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2023-01-02
|
Dan Q
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Successful damp hike around and then up Muswell Hill with a dog
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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2022
| Date
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Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2022-02-01
|
Dan Q
|
Successful expedition to the site of the (under construction) Aurora Solar Power Plant near Eynsham!
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yes
|
yes
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yes
|
yes
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| 2022-02-08
|
Dan Q
|
Successful expedition to a field near Kingston Bagpuize
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yes
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yes
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yes
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no
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| 2022-10-24
|
Dan Q
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Successful expedition to Wharf Stream Way, Eynsham
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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| 2022-12-02
|
Dan Q
|
Failed expedition to a hashpoint guarded by a trio of bullocks near Appleton Sports Field
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no
|
yes
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yes
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no
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| 2022-12-05
|
Dan Q
|
Successful night cycle out to a hashpoint off a bridleway begins Cokethorpe School
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
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no
|
2021
| Date
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Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2021-06-26
|
Dan Q
|
Failed expedition to woods on Bladon Heath
|
no
|
yes
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no
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no
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| 2021-08-19
|
Dan Q
|
Failed expedition to a field near Cote
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no
|
yes
|
yes
|
no
|
2020
| Date
|
Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2020-09-09
|
Dan Q
|
Successful expedition to the Vale of White Horse by electric vehicle and foot
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
|
| 2020-02-29
|
Macronencer
|
Leap Geohash, Bentley Wood, West Tytherley
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no
|
yes
|
yes
|
|
| 2020-02-21
|
Dan Q
|
Visited a hashpoint at the edge of the village of Curbridge.
|
yes
|
yes
|
sorta
|
yes
|
2019
2018
2016
| Date
|
Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2016-04-24
|
Fatman, PH
|
narrowly survived the horrors of the raptor nest at Andover
|
yes
|
|
yes
|
|
2015
| Date
|
Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2015-09-12
|
SpiritofMaurice
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lost his expedition virginity trying, and failing, to trespass on some idyllic and beautiful farmland just north of Salisbury, between Old Sarum and Stonehenge
|
|
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yes
|
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| 2015-06-08
|
Geeoharee
|
drove home from work along the A40
|
yes
|
|
yes
|
|
| 2015-06-04
|
Geeoharee
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cancelled her plans after an unusual attack of common sense
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|
|
|
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| 2015-05-28
|
Geeoharee
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took a detour after work to a field north of Oxford
|
yes
|
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yes
|
|
| 2015-01-03
|
Fatman
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spent his Saturday afternoon trudging around a farmer's waterlogged field near Ampney Crucis, Cirencester
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yes
|
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yes
|
|
2014
| Date
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Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2014-04-21
|
Dan Q
|
took his partner and her baby out to visit a hashpoint just 300 metres from his house, and then back via a couple of local geocaches
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yes
|
yes
|
yes
|
|
2013
| Date
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Attendees
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Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2013-03-10
|
Jand
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opted not to knock on the door of the house containing the hashpoint
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|
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|
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| 2013-04-02
|
Jand
|
found new meaning for the circle of uncertainty alongside a field of cattle
|
maybe
|
|
|
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| 2013-04-06
|
Jand
|
discovered hashpacas before being stopped by private land
|
|
|
|
|
| 2013-05-20
|
Jand, Jand's brother
|
reached a hashpoint at their brother's shop
|
yes
|
|
|
|
| 2013-01-17
|
Jand, Jand's mother
|
drove to Andover with their mother
|
yes
|
|
|
|
2012
| Date
|
Attendees
|
Summary
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Reached?
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Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
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| 2012-12-11
|
Jand, Jand's mother
|
found their way to a frozen field without looking at their GPS
|
yes
|
|
|
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| 2012-11-21
|
Jand, Jand's brother
|
didn't fancy getting Jand's brother's car stuck in the mud
|
|
|
|
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| 2012-11-09
|
Jand
|
got a lift to almost-the-hashpoint
|
yes
|
|
|
|
| 2012-10-20
|
Jand, Jand's father
|
got up early despite a party the night before to find a hashpoint in a field
|
yes
|
|
|
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| 2012-10-01
|
Jand
|
cycled out and send a hashcard to NibblyG
|
yes
|
|
|
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| 2012-08-27
|
David Miller, Ryan Miller, KatieWheatley, Chloé Miller
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drove to White Hill to watch the sun rise
|
yes
|
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yes
|
|
| 2012-08-21
|
Ali0sha, Ellie, Peter
|
dragged company to have a picnic near Cuddlesford
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
|
|
| 2012-08-18
|
User:Ali0sha, Ellie, Peter
|
planned to sit in a field near Cholsey at 1pm-ish but got to a locked gate
|
|
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yes
|
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| 2012-08-17
|
User:Ali0sha
|
cycled to the middle of a field in Cottisford
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
|
|
| 2012-08-05
|
Mapaholic, Vicky, David Miller
|
took pie to a field near Stockbridge but didn't quite meet up
|
yes
|
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yes
|
|
| 2012-06-30
|
Jand, Jand's father
|
hoped for a water geohash but found that a recent drought had made their life easier
|
yes
|
|
|
|
| 2012-06-04
|
Jand, Jand's brother Jand's father
|
found a pub in Alderbury
|
yes
|
|
yes
|
|
| 2012-06-03
|
Jand
|
got as close as possible to a hashpoint in a restricted area
|
|
|
yes
|
|
| 2012-05-27
|
Jand
|
visited a grass field about 6 miles southeast of Salisbury
|
yes
|
|
yes
|
|
| 2012-04-09
|
Jand, Jand's mother, Jand's father
|
retroactively called this near-miss a success owing to the circle of uncertainty
|
yes
|
|
|
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| 2012-03-21
|
Jand
|
bought a round in a pub near King's Sombourne
|
yes
|
|
yes
|
|
| 2012-03-21
|
Jand, NibblyG
|
took a long walk in the dark and wrote song lyrics
|
yes
|
|
|
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| 2012-03-04
|
Jand, Jand's mother, Jand's father
|
picked litter in a copse east of Salisbury
|
yes
|
|
yes
|
|
| 2012-01-17
|
Jand, Mad dog
|
left school and went to Salisbury
|
yes
|
|
|
|
| 2012-01-11
|
Alex, Joe
|
trekked to a field somewhere south of Oxford and had lunch
|
yes
|
|
yes
|
|
2011
| Date
|
Attendees
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Summary
|
Reached?
|
Tracklog?
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Photos?
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Video?
|
| 2011-06-18
|
Sourcerer
|
travelled 662km from Norwich to complete a 9-square minesweeper achievement
|
yes
|
|
yes
|
|
2010
2009
- 2009-12-06 51 -1 - Bluecont declared himself "close enough" to this hash point near Wroughton.
- 2009-11-23 51 -1 - Joe from Birmingham graticule passed through on route to Portsmouth, and stopped off at the hashpoint just off the A34 near World's End.
- 2009-10-23 51 -1 - Macronencer, Sermoa and David Miller each made separate trips up this hill in Hockley, Winchester during the course of the day!
- 2009-10-04 51 -1 - A single geohasher (due to scheduling and transport difficulties) and a thick hedge.
- 2009-10-03 51 -1 - in Winchester was awesome and win! Taxi geohash, 9 people in attendance, including 2 visiting Canadians and a very obliging ambassador, Farmer Nicholas!
- 2009-10-02 51 -0 - an international meetup of 4 geohashers near Reading. It was actually in 51,-0 but on the -0.999 border so most of the time we were in Swindon graticule and we only crossed the border when we crossed the field to the geohash! :)
- 2009-09-29 51 -1 - Speed-racer Success for Macronencer and sermoa on second attempt! davidc also completed the achievement independently!
- 2009-09-18 50 -0 - Macronencer and drag-along Nodders went to a geohash on the South Downs near the south-east corner of this graticule.
- 2009-09-10 51 -1 - Macronencer, Sermoa and Mapaholic went on a midnight geohash in Litchfield, 15km north-east of Andover.
- 2009-08-30 51 -1 - A very fun Cubicle geohash achievement and party at Sermoa's place of work! Barton Farm, Winchester. Macronencer, DavidMiller and Mapaholic came for the party!
- 2009-04-20 51 -1 - Forawhile made another attempt.
- 2009-04-19 51 -1 - Forawhile attempted his first expedition.
- 2009-03-21 51 -1 - Gold Ninja found some trees about ten miles from Oxford.
- 2009-03-04 51 -1 - Homsar finally reached a hash point, within the Oxford ring road
- 2009-02-08 51 -1 - Homsar tried and failed to reach a hashpoint in the snow
2008
- 2008-10-11 51 -1 - Southampton people came North again.
- 2008-05-31 51 -1 - A bunch of Southampton people went North. We'll remember to tell you we're coming next time, promise.
Gallery
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- See also: Category:Meetup in 51 -1.
Local geohashers
- Macronencer lives in Southampton but will probably be coming North a lot for reasons of dampness.
- Dan Q lives between Oxford and Witney
Visitors
No longer active
- Homsar has now finished at Oxford; graduating in November
Status unknown
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