Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Longburton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Longburton 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 | Longburton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.918041 |
| Longitude | -2.506969 |
| Place Type | Village |
Longburton, a Dorset jewel, breathes softly on the cusp of rolling country. It lies 3.4 km south of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 169°T, OS grid ST 644 132), and is situated west-south-west of Alweston village. The village itself unfolds with a gentle grace, its houses of mellowed stone catching the afternoon light, a quiet testament to generations who have called this place home. A modest stream, the Wyld, whispers its way through the parish, its banks often fringed with the vibrant green of water meadows, a subtle counterpoint to the broader sweep of agricultural land. The parish church, St. James', stands as a stoic sentinel, its ancient stones holding the echoes of centuries, a point of quiet contemplation amidst the everyday flow of village life.
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Explore Longburton, 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: 50.918041, -2.506969. 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. |