Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Friar Waddon, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Friar Waddon 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 Friar Waddon, 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 | Friar Waddon |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.670632 |
| Longitude | -2.509817 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Friar Waddon emerges from the chalky Dorset earth as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the austere, rolling contours of the surrounding downland. It lies 3.2 miles north of Chickerell (from Chickerell: bearing 355°T, OS grid SY 640 857), and is situated north-north-west of Buckland Ripers village. The slopes of Friar Waddon Hill rise sharply just to the south, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the pastures as the afternoon light begins to thin. Below these heights, the landscape retains a primitive stillness, marked by the presence of two bowl barrows that sit as silent, grass-covered sentinels near Friar Waddon House. These ancient mounds command a view over the limestone-rich ground, where the air often tastes of salt carried inland from the distant coast. To the south-west, the Corton Cutting Sssi preserves a rugged, unmanicured geology that resists the smoothing hand of modern agriculture. Friar Waddon remains a place where the horizon feels heavy with the accumulation of centuries, indifferent to the hurried pace of the world beyond its ridges.
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Explore Friar Waddon, 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: 50.670632, -2.509817. 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. |