Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Bookham, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bookham 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 Bookham, 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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| Place | Bookham |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.835601 |
| Longitude | -2.420175 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bookham retains a quiet, stoic presence where the chalky earth meets the sky in the heart of the Dorset countryside. It lies 8.1 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 219°T, OS grid ST 705 040), and is situated south-east of Woolford's Water village. The land here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, lifting the gaze toward the rounded summit of Knoll, which watches over the hamlet from a mere three-tenths of a mile away. Ancient shadows linger upon the landscape, particularly where the remnants of the Round Barrow On Church Hill assert their silent, earthen authority over the rolling topography. Sunlight fractures against the limestone outcrops, casting long, translucent fingers across the fields that have been tilled for generations. Bookham remains defined by this intimate proximity to the high ground, where the air grows thin and clean, carrying the scent of wild thyme and damp flint. The horizon here is not a boundary but a beckoning, framed by the subtle, enduring geometry of the downs. Every path winding through the vicinity seems to trace the memory of those who first broke this ground, leaving the visitor to walk in the quiet company of ghosts.
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Explore Bookham, 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: 50.835601, -2.420175. 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. |