Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Burngate, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burngate 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 Burngate, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Burngate and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Burngate |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.634893 |
| Longitude | -2.234560 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Burngate emerges as a quiet punctuation mark upon the rolling chalk landscape of Dorset, where the horizon feels vast and unburdened. It lies 6.5 miles west-south-west of Wareham (from Wareham: bearing 237°T, OS grid SY 835 817), and is situated north-east of West Lulworth village. Ancient earthworks mark the high ground nearby, where the Bowl Barrow 370M East Of Belhuish Farm sits as a silent sentinel over the shifting light of the fields. The air here holds a particular clarity, carrying the faint, briny suggestion of the sea that pulls at the senses from the southern coast. To the south-east, the imposing ridge of Bindon Hill rises to command the view, acting as a sturdy rampart against the restless Channel winds. Burngate remains defined by this proximity to such enduring geological features, where the soil is thin and the grass grows short and resilient. Even the most casual observer might notice how the shadows lengthen across the limestone, revealing the subtle, uneven topography of the land. Time in Burngate moves with a deliberate, singular pace, unhurried by the clamour of more crowded horizons.
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Explore Burngate, 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: 50.634893, -2.234560. 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. |