Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore East Compton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Compton 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 East Compton, 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 | East Compton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.969031 |
| Longitude | -2.177794 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
East Compton holds a quiet vigilance over the chalky contours of the Dorset landscape, where the wind carries the scent of wild grasses across the rolling topography. It lies 2.7 miles south-south-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 164°T, OS grid ST 876 188), and is situated east-north-east of Compton Abbas village. Ancient earthworks mark the high ground nearby, as the Cross Dyke and Linear Boundary on Melbury Hill and Compton Down trace the ridges with an inscrutable, weathered geometry. The land here falls within the Fontmell and Melbury Downs SSSI, a limestone expanse where the light often catches the silver underside of leaves in the late afternoon. Footpaths lead the curious toward the remains of St Mary’s Church, East Compton, where the moss-covered stones stand as a hushed witness to centuries of passing seasons. To the north-north-west, the bold profile of Melbury Hill rises, commanding a view that stretches across the verdant folds of the county. East Compton remains a place where the horizon feels vast and the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, sharp cry of a circling buzzard. This geography of chalk and sky defines the character of East Compton, grounding its identity in the slow, rhythmic pulse of the high downland.
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Explore East Compton, 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: 50.969031, -2.177794. 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. |