Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Bowridge Hill, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bowridge Hill 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 | Bowridge Hill |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.050431 |
| Longitude | -2.266272 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bowridge Hill, a quiet corner of Dorset, exhales a gentle stillness. It lies 1.6 km north-north-east of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 24°T, OS grid ST 814 279). The landscape here unfolds in subtle swells of chalk downland, the kind of terrain that catches the soft, diffused light of the South West, painting the fields in hues of muted gold and emerald. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and bramble, stitch the patchwork of pastures, offering a haven for unseen wildlife and a quiet testament to generations of husbandry. Though small, Bowridge Hill possesses a certain grounded charm, a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. The occasional farmstead, its stone mellowed by the seasons, speaks of a continuity that anchors the hamlet to its rural heart.
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Explore Bowridge Hill, 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: 51.050431, -2.266272. 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. |