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Avon Castle Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

Explore Avon Castle, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Avon Castle 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.

Interactive Map of Avon Castle, Dorset

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Avon Castle, 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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PlaceAvon Castle
Traditional CountyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.831791
Longitude-1.806139
Place TypeOther Settlement

About Avon Castle

Avon Castle commands a verdant rise overlooking the winding passage of the river below. It lies 1.2 miles south-south-west of Ringwood (from Ringwood: bearing 214°T, OS grid SU 137 036), and is situated south of Ashley village. The topography here belongs to the expansive Avon Valley (Bickton To Christchurch) Sssi, where the water carries a silver light that softens the edges of the horizon. Ancient trees near the perimeter of Barnsfield Wood draw deep moisture from the soil, their branches casting long, deliberate shadows across the quiet residential lanes. The air holds a persistent freshness, as if the nearby Avon Heath Country Park breathes its own wild vitality into the atmosphere of the gardens. Avon Castle retains an air of seclusion, defined by private estates that mirror the calm, deliberate movement of the river currents. Stone walls and mature hedges partition the landscape, grounding the architecture firmly within the damp, fertile earth of the Dorset countryside. Each season brings a subtle shift in the palette of the valley, turning the grasses from a sharp, awakening green to the muted, weathered tones of late autumn.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Avon Valley (Bickton To Christchurch) Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 14k acres
  • Kinson Drain (River) — 0.6 mi, 117° ESE
  • Barnsfield Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.7 mi, 242° WSW
  • David's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 283° WNW
  • Avon Heath Country Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 224° SW
  • Haskell's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 135° SE
  • Bickerley Millstream (River) — 1.0 mi, 044° NE
  • The Danny Cracknell Pocket Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 033° NNE
  • Two Bowl Barrows In Watchmoor Wood 270M And 290M South West Of Ashley Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 342° NNW
  • Three Bowl Barrows In Avon Heath Country Park, Two 620M And One 700M North West Of Matcham'S House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 210° SSW
  • Mare and Foal (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 027° NNE
  • The Jubilee Lamp (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 025° NNE
  • Friday's Cross (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 034° NNE
  • Watchmoor Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.4 mi, 324° NW
  • Bowl Barrow On The Eastern Part Of Ashley Heath, 660M North West Of Ashley Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 337° NNW
  • Liberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.5 mi, 079° ENE
  • St. Leonards And St. Ives Heaths Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 210° SSW · 530 ha
  • Hightown Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 075° ENE
  • Matchams Karting (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 203° SSW
  • Kingfisher Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 032° NNE
  • Foxbury Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 206° SSW
  • Lookout (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 317° NW
  • Fillybrook Bottom (Valley) — 2.8 mi, 189° S
  • Ringwood Forest (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 323° NW
  • Ibsley Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 017° NNE
  • Avon Tyrrell (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 126° SE · 20 ha
  • Airfield control tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 022° NNE
  • Bournemouth Aviation Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 202° SSW
  • Adventure Wonderland Maze (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 204° SSW
  • Friends of the New Forest Airfields (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 147° SSE

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About This Avon Castle Map Page

Explore Avon Castle, 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: 50.831791, -1.806139. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.