Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Hurst, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hurst 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 Hurst, 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 Hurst and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Hurst |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.711701 |
| Longitude | -2.293749 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hurst remains a quiet fragment of Dorset, where the horizon broadens into the low, patient lines of the heathland. It lies 6.3 miles east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 92°T, OS grid SY 793 902), and is situated north-north-east of Moreton village. The light here has a way of lingering against the hedgerows, casting long, thin shadows that seem to measure the slow turning of the afternoon. A short walk to the north-west leads to Sculpture by the Lakes, where the stillness of the water mirrors the deliberate forms of modern stone. Hurst itself persists as a collection of modest dwellings, grounded in the heavy, iron-rich earth that defines this corner of the county. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the expansive acreage of Oakers Wood Sssi draws the eye toward a horizon dense with ancient timber. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of damp pine needles, a reminder of the wilder stretches that border the managed fields. Every fence line and track around Hurst serves as a path for the wind, moving uninterrupted across the open, breathing expanse of the landscape.
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Explore Hurst, 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: 50.711701, -2.293749. 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. |