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Friars Cliff Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West

Explore Friars Cliff, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Friars Cliff 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.

Interactive Map of Friars Cliff, Dorset

PlaceFriars Cliff
Traditional CountyDorset
Unitary AuthorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.734045
Longitude-1.730521
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Friars Cliff

Friars Cliff, a quiet stretch of Dorset coastline, catches the late afternoon sun with a particular grace. It lies 3.6 km east of Christchurch (from Christchurch: bearing 98°T, OS grid SZ 191 927). The land here gently slopes towards the Solent, its greensward often carrying the faint, briny tang of the sea on the breeze. Old brick houses, their roofs softened by years of sun and salt spray, line streets that seem to hold the hushed conversations of generations. You might catch the distant cry of gulls, a sound as constant as the tide itself, and the air can feel surprisingly still, as if holding its breath before the next gentle swell. Friars Cliff retains a sense of peaceful domesticity, a place where the everyday unfolds against a grand, elemental backdrop.

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About This Friars Cliff Map Page

Explore Friars Cliff, 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: 50.734045, -1.730521. 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 builtJune 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.