Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Boys Hill, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Boys 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.
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| Place | Boys Hill |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.889884 |
| Longitude | -2.466243 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Boys Hill reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings where the Dorset landscape softens into a series of rolling, ancient pastures. It lies 4.6 miles south-south-east of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 152°T, OS grid ST 673 101), and is situated north-north-west of Glanvilles Wootton village. The namesake high ground rises only a short distance to the south, offering a vantage point where the afternoon sun catches the damp, verdant meadows. To the west, the Holnest Sssi preserves a fragile, undisturbed ecosystem that has long endured the slow turn of the seasons. The air here carries a distinct, earthy clarity, sharpened by the proximity of open fields and the absence of heavy industry. Beyond the immediate pastures, the terrain climbs toward the distant rise of Loader's Hill, creating a horizon of muted greens and greys. Boys Hill remains a place where the pace of life is dictated by the lengthening shadows of late autumn and the subtle shifts in the wind. Such geography fosters a peculiar stillness, as if the land itself were holding its breath against the encroaching modernity of the wider world.
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Explore Boys 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: 50.889884, -2.466243. 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. |