Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Canford Bottom, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Canford Bottom 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 Canford Bottom, 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 | Canford Bottom |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.803926 |
| Longitude | -1.941992 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Canford Bottom serves as a quiet junction where the bustle of the modern road system yields to the enduring patience of the Dorset countryside. It lies 2.0 miles east of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 81°T, OS grid SU 041 004), and is situated north-west of Hampreston village. Low-lying fields stretch out from the road, catching the pale, thin light of the morning as it filters across the damp earth. To the north, the ancient earthworks of the Three Bowl Barrows On Cannon Hill stand as silent, grassy sentinels observing the passage of time. Beyond these mounds, the dense, verdant canopy of Cannon Hill Plantation offers a cool shelter that contrasts with the open, wind-swept character of the nearby lanes. Canford Bottom maintains a grounded, functional identity, balanced by the presence of these prehistoric markers that anchor the horizon. The landscape here feels marked by a heavy, quiet stillness, where the sky seems to press down upon the flat, reclaimed meadows. Even as traffic flows through the intersection, one senses the lingering shadow of a deeper, older topography that refuses to be entirely paved over.
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Explore Canford Bottom, 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: 50.803926, -1.941992. 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. |