Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Goathill, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Goathill 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 Goathill, 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 | Goathill |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.953296 |
| Longitude | -2.462322 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Goathill remains a quiet fragment of the Dorset landscape, defined by its limestone ridges and the sparse, enduring character of its rural architecture. It lies 2.4 miles east of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 81°T, OS grid ST 676 171), and is situated south of Milborne Port village. The earth here holds a stubborn, ancient record of the deep past, particularly at the Goathill Quarry Sssi, where the rock layers offer a silent, stratified history beneath the grass. To the south, the slopes of Muse Hill rise to meet the sky, providing a stark, elevated vantage point over the surrounding fields. The light in this corner of the county often possesses a pale, brittle quality, illuminating the dry-stone walls that divide the pastures into precise geometric fragments. Goathill maintains a composure born of isolation, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares or the dense sprawl of expanding suburbs. The horizon stays wide and uncluttered, an expanse of green and grey that shifts subtly with the passing of the seasons.
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Explore Goathill, 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: 50.953296, -2.462322. 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. |