Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Kingston Russell, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kingston Russell 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.
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| Place | Kingston Russell |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.720385 |
| Longitude | -2.594120 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Kingston Russell commands a stark, elevated presence upon the chalk ridges of the Dorset landscape. It lies 6.8 miles west of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 273°T, OS grid SY 581 913), and is situated north-east of Long Bredy village. The horizon here is dominated by the quiet, heavy geometry of ancient earthworks, where the Barrow 300Yds (280M) SW of Kingston Farm keeps a silent vigil over the rolling pasture. Sunlight strikes the short, wiry turf with a clarity that renders the contours of the land unforgiving and precise. To the south-east, the Two Bowl Barrows that form part of the Black Down Round Barrow Cemetery suggest a long continuity of occupation, their mounds rising like swellings in the earth. Kingston Russell remains a place of agricultural labour, defined by the seasonal shifts in the colour of the soil and the persistent, scouring wind. The air carries a thin, sharp quality, stripped of the humid softness found in the lower vales. Nothing here seeks to charm the visitor, for the land demands an appreciation of its rugged, unadorned endurance.
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Explore Kingston Russell, 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: 50.720385, -2.594120. 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. |