Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Herston, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Herston 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 | Herston |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.610541 |
| Longitude | -1.976784 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Herston, a quiet hamlet, holds a gentle charm on the Dorset coast. It lies 1.5 km west of Swanage (from Swanage: bearing 280°T, OS grid SZ 017 789). The fields surrounding Herston often catch the afternoon sun, casting long, golden shadows that seem to whisper tales of generations past. Its proximity to the Purbeck Hills lends a backdrop of rolling green, a subtle counterpoint to the nearby shimmer of the English Channel. The air here can carry the faint tang of salt, a constant reminder of the sea's enduring presence. Herston remains a place where the pace of life feels attuned to the tides, a tranquil corner of the South West.
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Explore Herston, 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: 50.610541, -1.976784. 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. |