Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Cosmore, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cosmore 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 Cosmore, 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 | Cosmore |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.849372 |
| Longitude | -2.461919 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cosmore occupies a quiet corner of the Dorset landscape where the chalk downs begin their long, rhythmic roll toward the coast. It lies 7.2 miles south-south-east of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 161°T, OS grid ST 675 056), and is situated west-north-west of Buckland Newton village. The land here holds the thin, pale light of late afternoon, catching the flinty edges of the fields in a way that makes the horizon feel closer than it truly is. To the west, the slopes of Dogbury Hill rise with a stark, ancient permanence, casting long shadows that stretch toward the modest stone dwellings of Cosmore. A short distance to the south, the two bowl barrows on the ridge above Revels Farm remain as silent sentinels, their rounded silhouettes breaking the line of the sky. The soil is heavy and damp, supporting a patchwork of pasture that has remained largely indifferent to the passing of centuries. Below these elevations, the deep fold of Buckland Bottom captures the mist, keeping the air cool and thick with the scent of wet grass and turned earth. Such geography demands a slow pace, as if the ground itself were reluctant to be hurried by the machines of the modern age.
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Explore Cosmore, 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: 50.849372, -2.461919. 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. |