Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Burstock, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burstock 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 Burstock, 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 | Burstock |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.819746 |
| Longitude | -2.822120 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Burstock emerges from the verdant folds of the West Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered against the slope. It lies 3.7 miles west-north-west of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 281°T, OS grid ST 421 025), and is situated west of Broadwindsor village. The earth here holds a stubborn, ancient character, shaped by the proximity of the imposing Pilsdon Pen hillfort, which dominates the horizon like a weathered crown. Light hits the limestone walls of Burstock with a singular clarity, bleaching the grey stone until it mirrors the pale, expansive sky of the South West. To the west, the waters of Temple Brook carve a persistent, silver path through the low-lying pasture, sustaining the damp, rich meadows that have long defined the local agricultural rhythm. The topography rises sharply toward the surrounding summits, where the wind carries the restless scent of salt from the distant coast. Few roads penetrate this secluded pocket of the county, leaving Burstock to exist in a state of suspended, rhythmic stillness. The architecture remains humble and unadorned, reflecting a history of endurance rather than ostentation in these high, lonely reaches of the countryside.
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Explore Burstock, 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: 50.819746, -2.822120. 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. |