(Suburban Area near Winkton)
Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Burton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burton 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 | Burton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.751797 |
| Longitude | -1.768480 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Burton marks the transition where the suburban sprawl of the coast dissolves into the quiet, sodden pastures of the Stour valley. It lies 1.1 miles north-north-east of Christchurch (from Christchurch: bearing 32°T, OS grid SZ 164 947), and is situated south of Winkton village. Water defines the periphery of Burton, as the Clockhouse Stream meanders with a deliberate, sluggish grace through the low-lying fields. On a clear afternoon, the sunlight catches the surface of the stream, turning the water into a ribbon of hammered silver that threads between the garden fences. Residents often walk toward the open expanse of Burton Green, where the grass holds a damp, emerald depth that seems to absorb the noise of passing traffic. To the west, the reed-choked reaches of Coward's Marsh suggest a landscape that remains stubbornly unconquered by the modern world. Such pockets of wildness preserve a sense of solitude, allowing the local flora to thrive in the shadow of the nearby road networks. Burton retains an understated character, balanced between the historical gravity of the ancient route to Christchurch and the simple, quiet persistence of its own quiet borders.
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Explore Burton, 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: 50.751797, -1.768480. 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. |