Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Blackdown, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackdown 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 Blackdown, 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 Blackdown and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Blackdown |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.822596 |
| Longitude | -2.857251 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Blackdown emerges from the West Dorset landscape as a cluster of stone and slate held fast against the shifting winds of the plateau. It lies 5.1 miles south-south-west of Crewkerne (from Crewkerne: bearing 212°T, OS grid ST 397 029), and is situated east of Thorncombe village. The horizon here is dominated by the rising bulk of Blackdown Hill, a mere half-mile to the north, which casts long, cooling shadows across the pastures during the late afternoon. Water defines the edges of the terrain, as the gentle, persistent course of Temple Brook flows to the east, carving a quiet path through the soil. The light in this corner of the county possesses a singular, thin clarity, often catching the grey masonry of local cottages with a pale, silver intensity. Centuries of agricultural labour have smoothed the surrounding fields into a quiet, functional geometry that resists the encroaching wildness of the hedgerows. Blackdown maintains a stillness that seems to belong more to the earth than to the passage of modern hours. Visitors find the rhythm of the place dictated by the slow rotation of the seasons rather than the frantic demands of the road.
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Explore Blackdown, 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: 50.822596, -2.857251. 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. |