Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Lower Wraxall, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Wraxall 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 Lower Wraxall, 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 | Lower Wraxall |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.805114 |
| Longitude | -2.603000 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lower Wraxall emerges from the quiet folds of the Dorset landscape as a collection of stone and silence. It lies 5.9 miles east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 93°T, OS grid ST 576 007), and is situated north-west of Cattistock village. The light here catches the limestone walls of the houses, turning them the colour of pale honey against a sky that feels remarkably vast and unburdened. To the south-west, the rise of Daw's Hill provides a steady, green anchor to the horizon, watching over the fields where agriculture has dictated the pace of life for centuries. Travellers might notice the subtle, ancient weight of the land as they approach the shadows cast by the nearby bowl barrows, which linger in the grass like half-forgotten thoughts. Lower Wraxall maintains a deliberate reserve, unbothered by the clamour of busier roads, allowing the wind to brush unimpeded across the open pasture. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed clover and chalk, a sensory reminder of the thin, flinty soils that define this part of the county. Time here is measured not by clocks, but by the slow rotation of the seasons and the shifting patterns of the clouds over the hills.
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Explore Lower Wraxall, 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: 50.805114, -2.603000. 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. |