Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Durweston, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Durweston 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 Durweston, 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 | Durweston |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.876521 |
| Longitude | -2.203153 |
| Place Type | Village |
Durweston reveals itself through the soft, chalky light that illuminates the valley floor where the River Stour makes its slow, deliberate progress. It lies 2.1 miles north-west of Blandford Forum (from Blandford Forum: bearing 309°T, OS grid ST 858 085), and is situated south-south-west of Stourpaine village. Ancient limestone cottages, their walls weathered to the colour of dried honeycomb, stand in quiet rows that follow the contours of the land. To the south-south-east, The Hanging rises as a dense, dark mass of woodland, casting a long, cooling shadow that seems to hold the morning mist in its grasp. The earth beneath Durweston carries the weight of centuries, particularly where the faint, grassy undulations of the manor house earthworks mark the ground like a fading memory. Local life finds a steady, unassuming anchor in the church of St Nicholas, whose tower serves as a silent witness to the seasonal shifts of the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate gardens, the terrain rises toward the imposing heights of Hod Hill, a reminder of the prehistoric pulse that once dictated the movement of people across this Dorset expanse. Durweston maintains a composure that defies the haste of the modern world, preferring the patient companionship of the river and the wind.
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Explore Durweston, 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: 50.876521, -2.203153. 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. |