Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore East Melbury, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Melbury 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 Melbury, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of East Melbury and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | East Melbury |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.981655 |
| Longitude | -2.159580 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
East Melbury rests upon the chalky shoulders of the Dorset landscape, where the wind carries the scent of crushed limestone and distant salt. It lies 2.3 miles south-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 138°T, OS grid ST 888 202), and is situated east-north-east of Melbury Abbas village. The terrain rises sharply here, as the land forms part of the Fontmell and Melbury Downs SSSI, where thin, pale soil supports a fragile abundance of wildflowers. To the east, the steep ascent toward Zig-Zag Hill dictates the movement of the light, casting long, sharp shadows across the fields as the afternoon sun wanes. East Melbury remains a place of quiet endurance, defined by the way the hills hold the heat of the day long after the sky has turned to a bruised violet. Ancient markers, such as the Bowl Barrow on the south west slope of Breeze Hill, stand as silent sentinels over the grazing sheep and the slow, deliberate work of the seasons. The air here feels thin and bright, stripped of all artifice by the constant currents that sweep across the high, open ridges. In the stillness, one can hear the faint, rhythmic rustle of the grasses, a sound that has persisted through centuries of changing harvests.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore East Melbury, 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: 50.981655, -2.159580. 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. |