Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Durlston, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Durlston 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 | Durlston |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.601731 |
| Longitude | -1.955889 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Durlston, a coastal jewel, offers a serene aspect of Dorset's celebrated landscape. It lies 0.7 km south of Swanage (from Swanage: bearing 178°T, OS grid SZ 032 780). This quiet enclave embraces the dramatic sweep of the Jurassic Coast, its very air carrying the tang of the sea and the murmur of distant waves against the chalk cliffs. The land here falls away with a gentle, almost sighing grace towards the English Channel, a panorama that has shifted little through the centuries, save for the slow erosion of the ancient rock. Durlston’s character is one of understated beauty, where the quality of light on the water can transform the mundane into a moment of quiet contemplation, a subtle artistry that owes nothing to grand pronouncements.
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Explore Durlston, 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: 50.601731, -1.955889. 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. |