Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Hursey, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hursey 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 Hursey, 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 Hursey and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Hursey |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.821591 |
| Longitude | -2.805145 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Limestone walls and high, tangled hedgerows define the quiet character of Hursey. It lies 3.0 miles west-north-west of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 287°T, OS grid ST 433 027), and is situated west-north-west of Broadwindsor village. The terrain here rises with a stubborn, heavy grace, pulling the eye toward the looming presence of Hollis Hill just a short distance to the east. A particular stillness clings to the lanes of Hursey, where the light seems to thicken against the pale, weathered masonry of the older cottages. To the northeast, the exposed strata of the Conegar Road Cutting SSSI serve as a silent ledger of deep geological time, grounding the hamlet in a landscape that feels indifferent to the passing of human centuries. Every turn in the road invites a glimpse of the surrounding Dorset hills, which roll away in shades of bruised green and sudden, sharp gold. This corner of the countryside maintains a pragmatic, agricultural rhythm, far removed from the frantic pace of the modern world. Life in Hursey remains tethered to the slow, seasonal shifts of the earth, where the wind carries the clean, sharp scent of damp flint and distant pasture.
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Explore Hursey, 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: 50.821591, -2.805145. 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. |