Blackdown Dorset Map

About Blackdown

Blackdown breathes the quiet air of Dorset's rolling countryside. It lies 8.2 km south-south-west of Crewkerne (from Crewkerne: bearing 212°T, OS grid ST 397 029), and is situated east of Thorncombe village. Here, the land dips and rises in gentle folds, a landscape that has long been given over to the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, its fields a patchwork quilt under the wide, often luminous sky. The hamlet itself is a scattering of stone cottages, their roofs softened by moss and time, clustered around lanes that seem to lead nowhere in particular but everywhere that matters. A particular quality of the light often bathes Blackdown in a soft, golden hue, especially in the late afternoon, lending a timeless feel to the ancient hedgerows and the weathered stone of its few buildings.

About This Blackdown Map Page

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.