Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Long Crichel, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Long Crichel 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 Long Crichel, 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 | Long Crichel |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.892034 |
| Longitude | -2.035237 |
| Place Type | Village |
Long Crichel draws the eye with its quiet, limestone-infused architecture that seems to absorb the soft, pale sunlight characteristic of the Dorset chalk downs. It lies 6.2 miles east-north-east of Blandford Forum (from Blandford Forum: bearing 67°T, OS grid ST 976 102), and is situated south-west of Gussage St Michael village. The surrounding topography is defined by open, rolling ridges where the earth feels thin and ancient, revealing a landscape shaped by centuries of agricultural endurance. High above the valley floor, the Barrow on Parsonage Hill marks the horizon as a silent, earthen sentinel watching over the low-lying pastures. To the south, the dense, verdant canopy of Chetterwood acts as a dark contrast to the bright, flint-strewn tracks that crisscross the parish. Long Crichel maintains an atmosphere of deliberate stillness, where the air carries the faint, crisp scent of dampened clover and cooling stone. Time here is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual shifting of shadows across the weathered walls of the local manor and the surrounding fields. This corner of the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty remains a place where the geology dictates the pace of life, grounding the spirit in the enduring solidity of the English countryside.
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Explore Long Crichel, 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: 50.892034, -2.035237. 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. |