Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Adber, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Adber map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Adber |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.979770 |
| Longitude | -2.573737 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Adber, a quiet hamlet in Dorset, holds its secrets close to the rolling Dorset Downs. It lies 5.3 km north-west of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 311°T, OS grid ST 598 201), and is situated south-south-west of Rimpton village. The land around Adber breathes a gentle, ancient peace, where the pale Dorset sunlight often catches the dew-laden grass in the early morning, painting the fields with a fleeting, pearlescent glow. Here, the hedgerows stand as sturdy, green ramparts, often adorned with the delicate blush of wild roses in the summer months. Though no grand edifices mark its presence, the very air of Adber carries a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity that speaks of lives lived simply and in harmony with the land. The surrounding countryside, a patchwork of arable fields and ancient pasture, whispers tales of generations who have tended this soil.
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Explore Adber, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.979770, -2.573737. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |