Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Church Knowle, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Church Knowle 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 | Church Knowle |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.636420 |
| Longitude | -2.085512 |
| Place Type | Village |
Church Knowle rests in a fold of the Purbeck Hills, a place where the ancient landscape still breathes with quiet dignity. It lies 5.8 km south-south-east of Wareham (from Wareham: bearing 163°T, OS grid SY 940 818), and is situated west of Corfe Castle village. The village itself is a modest collection of stone cottages, their thatched roofs catching the soft, diffused light that often graces this corner of Dorset, lending a gentle warmth to the weathered walls. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of chalk soil and distant livestock, a subtle perfume that speaks of generations tied to the land. Church Knowle's existence is inextricably linked to the agricultural heritage of the Isle of Purbeck, a legacy visible in the surrounding fields and the enduring stone of its modest church, a quiet sentinel against the sweep of the downs.
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Explore Church Knowle, 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: 50.636420, -2.085512. 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. |