Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Gaunt's Common, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gaunt's Common 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 Gaunt's Common, 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 | Gaunt's Common |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.851497 |
| Longitude | -1.966537 |
| Place Type | Village |
Gaunt's Common occupies a quiet, elevated stretch of the Dorset landscape where the land begins to roll toward the broader sweep of the countryside. It lies 3.7 miles north-north-east of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 14°T, OS grid SU 024 057), and is situated south of Chalbury Common village. The air here holds a particular stillness, undisturbed by the transit of modern thoroughfares, save for the occasional shadow of a bird crossing the hedgerows. To the north-west, the rise of Rooks Hill commands a view over the surrounding pastures, acting as a silent sentinel to the residents below. The light in the afternoon often catches the flint and brickwork of the older cottages, turning grey stone into a pale, burnished gold. A short distance away, the expansive reach of Holt Heath provides a wilder, heather-dusted contrast to the manicured gardens that define the domestic borders of Gaunt's Common. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, dictated more by the turning of the seasons than by the urgent demands of the neighbouring market towns. These quiet lanes preserve a sense of isolation that feels both intentional and profoundly settled.
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Explore Gaunt's Common, 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: 50.851497, -1.966537. 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. |