Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Arne, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Arne 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 Arne, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Arne and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Arne |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.692766 |
| Longitude | -2.040240 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Salt-crusted winds sweep across the mudflats and saltmarshes that define the low-lying edge of Arne. It lies 3.1 miles east of Wareham (from Wareham: bearing 81°T, OS grid SY 972 881), and is situated east-north-east of Ridge village. The landscape here breathes with the vast, tidal pulse of Poole Harbour Sssi, where the water retreats to reveal a glistening, grey expanse of silt. Arne sits within the Purbeck Heaths, a terrain where gorse and heather press close against the darkening horizon. Traces of a more bellicose past remain near the summit of Arne Hill, where the concrete remains of a heavy anti-aircraft battery stand as silent, weathered sentinels against the sky. A short distance away, the Bronze Age earthwork of a bowl barrow rises from the heath, grounding the present in a deep, archaic stillness. Sunlight often catches the metallic sheen of the Ladybird Spider sculpture, a curious modern totem resting amidst the wild, scrubby growth. Arne remains a place of quiet transition, where the land eventually dissolves into the brine of the harbour.
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Explore Arne, 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: 50.692766, -2.040240. 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. |