Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Bourne Valley, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bourne Valley 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 Bourne Valley, 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 | Bourne Valley |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.736088 |
| Longitude | -1.916512 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bourne Valley reveals itself as a distinctive depression in the Dorset landscape, where the suburban sprawl of the coast yields to a more deliberate, verdant topography. It lies 2.0 miles west-north-west of Bournemouth (from Bournemouth: bearing 301°T, OS grid SZ 059 929). The terrain here is defined by a sensitive ecological character, as much of the locality is protected within the Bourne Valley SSSI. Sunlight often catches the damp, low-lying grasses, casting long shadows that trace the contours of the earth with a quiet, persistent clarity. To the north, the terrain rises toward the gentle slope of Bourne Bottom, offering a respite from the encroaching development of the surrounding districts. The air maintains a cool, damp quality, suggestive of the hidden watercourses that once shaped the basin long before the modern grid arrived. Residents find a particular stillness here, where the hum of traffic seems to dampen against the slopes, leaving only the rustle of wind through the scrubland. This environment persists as a fragile, green lung, holding its own against the steady expansion of the nearby suburbs.
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Explore Bourne Valley, 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: 50.736088, -1.916512. 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. |