Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Ham, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ham 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.
| Place | Ham |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.029238 |
| Longitude | -2.257423 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Ham, a quiet corner of Dorset, seems to exhale a gentle calm. It lies 1.6 km south-east of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 127°T, OS grid ST 820 255). The lanes that trace the gentle contours of the surrounding landscape often carry the soft, diffused light of the South West, painting the hedgerows in hues of emerald and gold. Though its origins are not marked by grand pronouncements, Ham possesses a character shaped by the quiet diligence of generations who have worked its fields and tended its modest homes. The air here carries a faint, earthy perfume of cultivated land, a subtle testament to the agricultural heart that still beats beneath the suburban veneer. Even the most modern dwelling seems to acknowledge the enduring presence of the ancient soil beneath its foundations.
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Explore Ham, 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: 51.029238, -2.257423. 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 | June 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. |