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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Compton Abbas, 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 | 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 | 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. |