Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Compton Abbas, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Compton Abbas 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 | Compton Abbas |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.966583 |
| Longitude | -2.184663 |
| Place Type | Village |
Compton Abbas breathes the quietude of Dorset's rolling chalk downs, a landscape where the sky seems to hold its breath. It lies 4.5 km south of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 171°T, OS grid ST 871 185), and is situated south-west of Melbury Abbas village. The air here carries the faint scent of turned earth and wild herbs, a testament to the agricultural heart that has long sustained Compton Abbas. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-misted skies, illuminates the flint-walled cottages and the ancient stones of its parish church with a soft, golden hue. The land itself falls away in gentle sweeps, revealing vistas that seem to stretch to the very edge of contemplation, a place where the enduring spirit of the countryside finds its quiet expression.
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Explore Compton Abbas, 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: 50.966583, -2.184663. 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. |