Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Allington, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Allington 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 | Allington |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.737234 |
| Longitude | -2.764471 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Allington whispers its quiet existence on the Dorset landscape. It lies 0.6 km north-west of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 313°T, OS grid SY 461 933). The land here, gently rolling and often catching the soft, diffused light of the South West, has long been shaped by agricultural rhythms, with ancient hedgerows tracing patterns across the fields like forgotten calligraphy. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Allington possesses a certain understated grace, its modest dwellings reflecting the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. The air itself seems to carry a subtle scent of damp earth and distant sea salt, a testament to its proximity to the coast and its rural heart. One might imagine the quiet hum of life, a constant thrum beneath the surface, as generations have lived and worked this ground.
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Explore Allington, 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: 50.737234, -2.764471. 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. |