Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Benville, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Benville 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 | Benville |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.829978 |
| Longitude | -2.662715 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Benville breathes a quiet charm in the Dorset countryside. It lies 5.8 km east-north-east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 67°T, OS grid ST 534 035), and is situated south-east of Corscombe village. The hamlet, a scattering of stone cottages, seems to absorb the soft, diffused light that often graces this part of the South West, giving the aged flint walls a warm, honeyed glow. Here, the land rolls with a gentle, unhurried grace, hinting at centuries of cultivation that have shaped its contours. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant livestock, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that still beats in Benville. It’s a place where the sky feels vast and open, a canvas for the fleeting drama of clouds.
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Explore Benville, 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: 50.829978, -2.662715. 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. |