Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Avon Common, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Avon Common 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 | Avon Common |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.787037 |
| Longitude | -1.818510 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Avon Common exhales a quiet Dorset air, a place where hedgerows hold their breath. It lies 5.3 km east-south-east of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 107°T, OS grid SZ 128 986), and is situated north of Hurn village. The land hereabouts gently slopes towards the River Avon, its waters whispering secrets of the chalk downlands and the distant sea. Fields, etched in shades of ochre and emerald, unfurl like old maps under a sky that often blushes with the soft light of dawn or the lingering warmth of sunset. Though small, Avon Common carries the echo of agricultural life, the scent of turned earth and ripening crops a subtle perfume on the breeze. The village green, a modest expanse, seems to gather the hushed conversations of generations, a place where time itself might pause to listen.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Avon Common, 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: 50.787037, -1.818510. 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. |