Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Langham, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Langham 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 Langham, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Langham and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Langham |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.032841 |
| Longitude | -2.327050 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Langham reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and pasture, where the horizon remains unburdened by the clamour of modern thoroughfares. It lies 2.3 miles west of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 262°T, OS grid ST 771 259), and is situated north-east of Buckhorn Weston village. The land here slopes with a deliberate grace toward the valley of Bainly Bottom, where the morning mist lingers like a ghost of the receding tide. To the north-east, the waters of the Stock Water carve a narrow, silver trajectory through the heavy clay, feeding the root systems of ancient, gnarled oaks. Langham retains a stoic composure, its architecture defined by the local golden limestone that catches the waning sun and holds its warmth long after the shadows lengthen. This geography demands a particular attention from the traveller, as the path toward the Longbury Long Barrow offers a sudden, stark encounter with the deep, unrecorded history of the chalk ridges. Every hedgerow and field boundary serves as a silent witness to centuries of agrarian persistence, untouched by the frantic migrations of the nearby urban centres. The air here carries a crisp, mineral quality, smelling of damp earth and the distant, cooling breath of the hills.
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Explore Langham, 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: 51.032841, -2.327050. 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. |