Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Meerhay, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Meerhay 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 | Meerhay |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.820696 |
| Longitude | -2.735141 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Meerhay rests quietly amidst the rolling Dorset countryside. It lies 1.3 km north-north-east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 12°T, OS grid ST 483 026). The hamlet's scattered dwellings, often with honey-coloured stone walls, seem to absorb the soft, diffused light that characterises this corner of the South West. A palpable sense of peace pervades Meerhay, a quietude broken only by the murmur of the nearby River Mapperton or the distant bleating of sheep on the verdant slopes. The landscape here, a gentle sweep of fields and hedgerows, feels ancient and enduring, as if the very air holds the scent of damp earth and wild thyme.
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Explore Meerhay, 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: 50.820696, -2.735141. 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. |