Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Kit Hill, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kit Hill 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 | Kit Hill |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.977751 |
| Longitude | -2.226115 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Kit Hill rests in the gentle embrace of Dorset's rolling countryside. It lies 3.8 km south-west of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 214°T, OS grid ST 842 198), and is situated south-south-west of Guy's Marsh village. The hamlet, a quiet collection of dwellings, seems to absorb the soft, diffused light that characterises these southern English landscapes, giving the very air a luminous quality. Here, the fields, often a rich tapestry of greens and golds depending on the season, are shaped by ancient agricultural practices, hinting at generations who have worked this land. The silence of Kit Hill is broken only by the murmur of the wind through the hedgerows and the distant bleating of sheep, a sound that echoes the pastoral heart of this secluded corner of England.
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Explore Kit Hill, 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: 50.977751, -2.226115. 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. |