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.
| 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, a place of quiet charm, offers a gentle introduction to the Dorset landscape. It lies 2.6 km east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 81°T, OS grid SY 716 911), and is situated east-south-east of Stinsford village. The land here rolls with a subtle grace, the sunlight often catching the dew-kissed fields in a way that suggests a painter’s careful hand. Although not a bustling hub, Kingston Maurward possesses a certain gravitas, perhaps owing to the enduring presence of its agricultural college, which cultivates not just crops but also a sense of continuity. The air, particularly on a clear morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the surrounding farming country. One can imagine generations of hands working this soil, their labours leaving a faint, pleasing imprint upon the very character of Kingston Maurward.
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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 | June 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. |