Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Longham, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Longham 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 Longham, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Longham and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Longham |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.786395 |
| Longitude | -1.907769 |
| Place Type | Village |
Longham retains a quiet composure, defined by the steady, deliberate movement of the River Stour as it carves through the verdant Dorset landscape. It lies 1.3 miles south-west of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 217°T, OS grid SZ 065 985), and is situated west-north-west of West Parley village. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the expansive surfaces of Longham Lakes just a short distance away, where the water mirrors the shifting moods of the sky. Ancient echoes linger in the earth, marked by the presence of a nearby bowl barrow on Poor Common, a silent sentinel that has watched the horizon for centuries. These remnants of antiquity lend a gravity to the fields, grounding the modern pace of life in something far older and more enduring. The nearby Knoll Gardens offer a deliberate contrast to this wilder history, presenting a curated display of botanical precision that catches the sun in vibrant, unexpected flashes of colour. Longham remains a place where the transition from the pastoral to the structured feels entirely natural, as if the land itself were composed of layers of time waiting to be observed.
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Explore Longham, 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: 50.786395, -1.907769. 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. |