Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Charlton on the Hill, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Charlton on the 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.
| Place | Charlton on the Hill |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.836165 |
| Longitude | -2.148176 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Charlton on the Hill rests in the embrace of Dorset's rolling chalk downs. It lies 2.6 km south-south-east of Blandford Forum (from Blandford Forum: bearing 153°T, OS grid ST 896 040), and is situated west-north-west of Charlton Marshall village. The landscape here, a gentle rise of earth, offers a quiet perspective over the Blackmore Vale, where the afternoon sun often casts a soft, golden hue upon the patchwork fields. Ancient hedgerows, gnarled and layered with seasons, trace the contours of the land, whispering tales of generations who have tended this soil. The air, especially after a soft rain, carries a clean scent of damp earth and distant wildflowers. Charlton on the Hill, though small, possesses a certain enduring presence, a testament to its quiet continuity.
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Explore Charlton on the 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: 50.836165, -2.148176. 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 | June 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. |