Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Crooked Withies, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Crooked Withies 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 Crooked Withies, 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 | Crooked Withies |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.846772 |
| Longitude | -1.921400 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Crooked Withies emerges from the low-lying Dorset heathland as a quiet intersection of paths and ancient, scrubby growth. It lies 3.0 miles south-west of Verwood (from Verwood: bearing 217°T, OS grid SU 056 052), and is situated south-west of Mannington village. The landscape here remains defined by the Holt and West Moors Heaths SSSI, where the air possesses a sharp, clean clarity that clings to the heather and wiry gorse. Beneath the open sky, Crooked Withies maintains a stark, unadorned character that resists the encroaching pace of the modern world. A short distance to the south, the earth rises slightly to support the Bull Barrow on Holt Heath, a silent monument that casts a long, thoughtful shadow over the surrounding expanse. The terrain is defined by the damp, quiet presence of Cocks' Moor Pond, which reflects the shifting grey and amber light of the Dorset clouds. This expanse of protected nature preserves a sense of solitude, allowing the wind to move across the terrain without impediment. Crooked Withies occupies a position of understated permanence, where the geology of the heath dictates the slow, deliberate rhythm of the day.
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Explore Crooked Withies, 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: 50.846772, -1.921400. 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. |