Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Holton Heath, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holton Heath 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 Holton Heath, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Holton Heath and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Holton Heath |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.719594 |
| Longitude | -2.084842 |
| Place Type | Village |
Heathland stretches across the horizon where the air carries a sharp, saline tang from the nearby harbour. It lies 2.6 miles north-north-east of Wareham (from Wareham: bearing 25°T, OS grid SY 941 911), and is situated north-east of Sandford village. The terrain of Holton Heath is defined by an expansive, rugged character, as the locality sits entirely within the protected confines of the Holton And Sandford Heaths Sssi. Beneath the wide, pale sky of Dorset, the ground remains a mosaic of gorse and heather, providing a quiet sanctuary for rare reptiles that bask in the sudden, bright warmth of the sun. Traces of a more industrial past linger in the landscape, most notably where the remnants of the Former Royal Naval Cordite Factory occupy sixty-three hectares of the surrounding earth. These overgrown brick foundations and silent, concrete corridors offer a stark contrast to the shifting shadows cast by the rise of Black Hill just to the east. Holton Heath maintains a singular atmosphere, balancing the weight of its munitions history against the slow, deliberate reclamation of the wild. Even today, the light here possesses a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the heather, turning the vast expanse into a living study of colour and endurance.
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Explore Holton Heath, 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: 50.719594, -2.084842. 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. |