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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Avon Common, 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 Avon Common and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| 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 remains a quiet stretch of Dorset heathland where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered by the weight of modern sprawl. It lies 3.3 miles east-south-east of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 107°T, OS grid SZ 128 986), and is situated north of Hurn village. The landscape here belongs to the Town Common SSSI, a designation that preserves the fragile, sandy soils and the low-growing scrub that defines the local character. Ancient markers linger in the earth, such as the Bronze Age bowl barrow positioned just south-east, offering a silent anchor to the distant past. To the north, the dense canopy of Hurn Forest gathers the damp air, creating a dark, cooling contrast to the open, sun-bleached grasses of the heath. Light moves across Avon Common with a particular clarity, catching the coarse textures of the gorse and heather before fading into the long, grey shadows of the afternoon. This is a place where the wind carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, indifferent to the movement of the wider world. Avon Common preserves a stark, elemental stillness, a rare pocket of country that demands little from the visitor but an observant eye.
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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 | 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. |