Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Lewcombe, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lewcombe 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 Lewcombe, 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 | Lewcombe |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.864255 |
| Longitude | -2.630917 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lewcombe remains a quiet witness to the slow passage of seasons across the Dorset chalk, defined by the hushed persistence of its rural character. It lies 5.3 miles south of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 179°T, OS grid ST 556 073), and is situated west-south-west of Melbury Osmond village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, lifting the gaze toward the ancient prominence of Castle Hill where the earthwork stands as a silent sentinel over the valley. Sunlight catches the moisture in the air as it drifts from the direction of Green Pond, casting a pale, pearlescent sheen across the fields that surround the homesteads of Lewcombe. Farmers here have long worked the stubborn limestone soil, their labour etched into the shifting patterns of hedge and furrow that define the horizon. To the east, the expansive canopy of the Melbury Park SSSI breathes a deep, verdant coolness into the air, sheltering the land from the harsher winds that sweep in from the coast. This landscape demands a steady patience from those who inhabit it, rewarding the observant eye with the sudden, sharp clarity of a hawk’s flight or the deep emerald shadows that gather beneath the trees at dusk. Time in Lewcombe does not rush, but rather collects in the hollows of the hills like rainwater, keeping the spirit of the place both ancient and startlingly present.
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Explore Lewcombe, 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: 50.864255, -2.630917. 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. |