Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Clapgate, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Clapgate 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 Clapgate, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Clapgate and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Clapgate |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.821708 |
| Longitude | -1.984417 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Clapgate emerges from the quiet Dorset landscape as a modest collection of homes bound by the slow, seasonal pulse of the countryside. It lies 1.5 miles north of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 5°T, OS grid SU 011 024), and is situated north-west of Furzehill village. Sunlight here seems to linger longer on the hedgerows, casting a pale, honeyed glow across the fields that stretch toward the horizon. To the north-west, the pastoral rhythms of HoneyBrook Farm provide a steady heartbeat to the local economy, where the land yields its produce under an open, expansive sky. The terrain rises slightly as one moves towards the modest elevation of Merry Field Hill, offering a vantage point over the quiet lanes that define the character of Clapgate. Ancient barrows mark the wider geography of the district, serving as silent, earthen reminders of those who walked these chalky paths long before the modern map was drawn. A stillness defines the air, broken only by the movement of the wind through the low-lying trees or the distant, muffled sound of agricultural labour. Here, the earth feels solid and unpretentious, grounding the spirit in a geography that demands little yet offers a profound sense of continuity.
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Explore Clapgate, 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: 50.821708, -1.984417. 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. |