Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Ashmore, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashmore 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 | Ashmore |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.959828 |
| Longitude | -2.125390 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ashmore rests upon the chalky downs of Dorset, a place where the sky seems to stretch further and the silence is profound. It lies 7.1 km south-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 137°T, OS grid ST 912 178), and is situated west of Tollard Royal village. The village green, a generous expanse of emerald, invites contemplation, its ancient trees casting long, dappled shadows that shift with the sun's slow progress. Here, the air carries the faint, earthy scent of cultivated fields, a testament to centuries of agricultural endeavour that have shaped this landscape. The houses of Ashmore, many of them stone cottages with steeply pitched roofs, seem to hunker down against the prevailing winds, their windows reflecting the wide, open skies. In the quietude of Ashmore, one can almost hear the whispers of generations who have trod these paths, their lives intertwined with the enduring character of this place.
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Explore Ashmore, 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: 50.959828, -2.125390. 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. |