Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Loscombe, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Loscombe 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 Loscombe, 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 | Loscombe |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.778372 |
| Longitude | -2.711131 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Loscombe preserves a quiet, stubborn dignity amidst the rolling contours of the Dorset landscape. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 150°T, OS grid SY 499 978), and is situated east of Melplash village. The terrain here is defined by the Mapperton and Poorton Vales SSSI, where the earth retains a damp, fertile richness that has supported generations of pastoral labour. To the west, the slopes of Bull's Hill rise like a watchful shoulder, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields as the afternoon light begins to fail. Life in Loscombe follows the slow rotation of the seasons, dictated by the needs of the livestock and the shifting moods of the heavy, moisture-laden sky. A mile to the north-northeast, the stately grounds of Mapperton House exert a subtle influence on the horizon, their manicured permanence contrasting with the wilder, unkempt hedgerows of the surrounding lanes. The air here holds a distinct, cool clarity, smelling faintly of crushed grass and limestone, a scent that seems to cling to the very coats of the sheep grazing the slopes. Visitors find that Loscombe offers no grand distractions, only the steady, rhythmic pulse of a place that has long ago made its peace with the silence.
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Explore Loscombe, 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: 50.778372, -2.711131. 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. |