Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Ashley Heath, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashley Heath 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 Ashley Heath, 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 | Ashley Heath |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.837775 |
| Longitude | -1.838323 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ashley Heath emerges from the sandy, heathland soil of Dorset as a quiet expanse where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered by the weight of heavy industry. It lies 2.1 miles west-south-west of Ringwood (from Ringwood: bearing 255°T, OS grid SU 114 042), and is situated west-north-west of St Ives village. Sunlight here catches the dry bracken and gorse with a pale, silver clarity that renders the transition between earth and sky deceptively thin. The landscape is defined by the Moors River System Sssi, a winding artery that dictates the slow, deliberate pulse of the local ecology. Residents live in close proximity to the ancient earthworks of the Bowl Barrow, a rounded mound that silently anchors the northern edge of the terrain against the encroaching woodland. A sense of stillness persists throughout Ashley Heath, undisturbed by the transit of modern life, as if the air itself remembers the long, quiet centuries of the heath. Paths weave toward the nearby canopy of Watchmoor Wood, where the trees stand in stiff, disciplined ranks against the prevailing wind. Through every season, the character of Ashley Heath remains tethered to the raw, unadorned beauty of its shifting, sandy topography.
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Explore Ashley Heath, 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: 50.837775, -1.838323. 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. |