Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Kingston Maurward, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kingston Maurward 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 Kingston Maurward, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Kingston Maurward and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Kingston Maurward |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.719029 |
| Longitude | -2.402288 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Kingston Maurward commands a quiet authority over the lush, low-lying pastures of the Frome valley. It lies 1.6 miles east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 81°T, OS grid SY 716 911), and is situated east-south-east of Stinsford village. The landscape here breathes with the weight of antiquity, where the sprawling Kingston Maurward Historic Park and Garden stretches across ninety-seven hectares of carefully tended grounds. Ancient secrets remain buried beneath the turf, marked by the faint, stubborn line of a Roman Road in Kingston Park that cuts through the modern landscape like a ghost of imperial ambition. To the south-west, the Stinsford Channel catches the low, pale light of the Dorset sun, reflecting the shifting moods of the sky in its still, grey water. The earth itself holds remnants of even older lives, with a henge enclosure and barrow cemetery grounding the southern horizon in silent, earthen mounds. Kingston Maurward serves as a focal point for agricultural learning today, transforming the storied fields into a place of active study and cultivation. Through these meadows, the air carries a crisp, cool clarity that sharpens the edges of the distant hills and turns the simple act of walking into a dialogue with the past.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Kingston Maurward, 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: 50.719029, -2.402288. 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. |