Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Alton Pancras, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alton Pancras 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alton Pancras, Dorset, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Alton Pancras |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.819336 |
| Longitude | -2.426701 |
| Place Type | Village |
Alton Pancras emerges from the chalk-rich floor of the Piddle Valley, where the water runs clear and cold against the flint-strewn banks. It lies 7.2 miles north of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 4°T, OS grid ST 700 022), and is situated west of Plush village. The landscape rises sharply to the east, where the slopes of West Hill hold the silent, earth-fast remnants of ancient field systems and forgotten dwellings. From these heights, the light catches the flint masonry of Alton Pancras with a silvery, brittle intensity that mirrors the pale Dorset sky. A short distance away, the quiet basin of Burnt House Bottom carves a deep, shadow-filled groove into the chalk, offering a sheltered sanctuary for the local wildlife. The rhythm of life here follows the slow, deliberate turning of the agricultural seasons, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares. Generations have walked these tracks, leaving behind a subtle, enduring imprint upon the soil that feels as permanent as the underlying stone. Alton Pancras remains a place of profound stillness, defined by the stark, honest beauty of the surrounding hills and the persistent, whispering current of the stream.
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Explore Alton Pancras, 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: 50.819336, -2.426701. 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 | August 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. |