Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Holt Wood, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holt Wood 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 Holt Wood, 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 | Holt Wood |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.852086 |
| Longitude | -1.954988 |
| Place Type | Village |
Holt Wood emerges from the Dorset landscape as a quiet confluence of woodland shadow and open sky. It lies 3.9 miles west-south-west of Verwood (from Verwood: bearing 238°T, OS grid SU 032 058), and is situated east of Gaunt's Common village. The terrain here holds a particular stillness, as the local ground forms an integral part of the sprawling Holt Heath National Nature Reserve. To the west, the rising contours of Rooks Hill catch the low, slanted light of afternoon, casting long, deliberate shapes across the bracken. The air possesses a sharpness that speaks of the underlying gravel and heathland soil, distinct from the damp heavy loams found elsewhere in the county. Life in Holt Wood maintains a steady, rhythmic pulse, governed more by the shifting seasons of the heath than by the frantic pace of modern transport. Residents often walk the paths that lead toward the elevated slopes of Piper’s Hill, where the horizon broadens to reveal the textured expanse of the Dorset countryside. This quiet corner of the world remains defined by its rugged, unmanicured character, where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than in the crowded valleys below.
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Explore Holt Wood, 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: 50.852086, -1.954988. 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. |