Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Kinson, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kinson 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 Kinson, 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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| Place | Kinson |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.764134 |
| Longitude | -1.902198 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Kinson retains a quiet, persistent character shaped by the low-lying heathland that once dictated the movements of its early inhabitants. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-west of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 192°T, OS grid SZ 069 960), and is situated east-south-east of Bearwood village. The landscape here is defined by the sandy, porous earth of the Turbary and Kinson Commons SSSI, where the pale, thin light of late afternoon catches the wiry gorse and shifting grasses. Beneath the modern suburban sprawl, the terrain remains rugged and untamed, hinting at the wilder, scrub-covered expanses that preceded the arrival of brick and tarmac. Residents often walk the footpaths of Kinson Common, where the damp, peaty scent of the soil rises to meet the cool breeze. Just a short distance away, the quiet presence of Dragonfly Hollow offers a sanctuary where the sudden, metallic flash of insect wings breaks the stillness of the water. Kinson bears the marks of a long agricultural past, visible in the weathered foundations of ancient farm buildings that seem to sink deeper into the ground with every passing decade. These remnants of a slower, agrarian rhythm provide a grounding weight to an environment otherwise defined by the steady, unobserved accumulation of domestic life.
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Explore Kinson, 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: 50.764134, -1.902198. 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. |