Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Cross Lanes, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cross Lanes 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 Cross Lanes, 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 | Cross Lanes |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.819489 |
| Longitude | -2.342365 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cross Lanes marks a quiet intersection where the chalky bones of the Dorset landscape press firmly against the sky. It lies 7.6 miles south-south-west of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 192°T, OS grid ST 759 022), and is situated south-south-west of Ansty village. The wind carries a thin, sharp chill across the open slopes as it moves toward the modest flow of Mash Water, which gathers the runoff from the higher ground. To the south-south-east, the rise of Henning Hill dominates the horizon, its flank catching the pale, bruised light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate fields, the historic parkland of Bingham’s Melcombe keeps its own counsel, holding the silence of centuries within its boundaries. Cross Lanes remains a place of sparse gestures, where the hedges are trimmed low against the encroaching exposure of the downs. The earth here retains the stubborn character of an ancient, working geography, indifferent to the passing of modern vehicles. Here, the road serves as a brief, grey artery cutting through a silence that persists long after the sun has retreated behind the ridges.
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Explore Cross Lanes, 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: 50.819489, -2.342365. 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. |