diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Location.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Location.cs
index 9504e03547..0b888347e7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Location.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Location.cs
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
     [Serializable]
     public class Location : ICloneable
     {
-        private readonly int m_x;
-        private readonly int m_y;
+        private readonly uint m_x;
+        private readonly uint m_y;
 
-        public Location(int x, int y)
+        public Location(uint x, uint y)
         {
             m_x = x;
             m_y = y;
@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
         public Location(ulong regionHandle)
         {
-            m_x = (int) regionHandle;
-            m_y = (int) (regionHandle >> 32);
+            m_x =  (uint)(regionHandle >> 32);
+            m_y = (uint)(regionHandle & (ulong)uint.MaxValue);
         }
 
         public ulong RegionHandle
         {
-            get { return Utils.UIntsToLong((uint)m_x, (uint)m_y); }
+            get { return Utils.UIntsToLong(m_x, m_y); }
         }
 
-        public int X
+        public uint X
         {
             get { return m_x; }
         }
 
-        public int Y
+        public uint Y
         {
             get { return m_y; }
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Tests/LocationTest.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Tests/LocationTest.cs
index a56ecb4049..af5f164d7f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Tests/LocationTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Tests/LocationTest.cs
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Tests
         [Test]
         public void locationXYRegionHandle()
         {
-            Location TestLocation1 = new Location(256000,256000);
-            Location TestLocation2 = new Location(1099511628032000);
+            Location TestLocation1 = new Location(255000,256000);
+            Location TestLocation2 = new Location(1095216660736000);
             Assert.That(TestLocation1 == TestLocation2);
 
-            Assert.That(TestLocation2.X == 256000 && TestLocation2.Y == 256000, "Test xy location doesn't match regionhandle provided");
+            Assert.That(TestLocation2.X == 255000 && TestLocation2.Y == 256000, "Test xy location doesn't match regionhandle provided");
 
-            Assert.That(TestLocation2.RegionHandle == 1099511628032000,
+            Assert.That(TestLocation2.RegionHandle == 1095216660736000,
                         "Location RegionHandle Property didn't match regionhandle provided in constructor");
 
 
-            TestLocation1 = new Location(256001, 256001);
-            TestLocation2 = new Location(1099511628032000);
+            TestLocation1 = new Location(255001, 256001);
+            TestLocation2 = new Location(1095216660736000);
             Assert.That(TestLocation1 != TestLocation2);
 
-            Assert.That(TestLocation1.Equals(256001, 256001), "Equals(x,y) failed to match the position in the constructor");
+            Assert.That(TestLocation1.Equals(255001, 256001), "Equals(x,y) failed to match the position in the constructor");
 
             Assert.That(TestLocation2.GetHashCode() == (TestLocation2.X.GetHashCode() ^ TestLocation2.Y.GetHashCode()), "GetHashCode failed to produce the expected hashcode");