Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Melcombe Regis, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Melcombe Regis 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 Melcombe Regis, 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 | Melcombe Regis |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.614415 |
| Longitude | -2.456277 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Melcombe Regis occupies a slender isthmus, a narrow neck of land where the salt-heavy air of the English Channel perpetually contests with the brackish stillness of the inland waters. It lies 0.5 miles north of Weymouth (from Weymouth: bearing 356°T, OS grid SY 678 795). The geography here is defined by this precarious tension, where the hard, grey stone of the Victorian terraces turns its back to the wind to face the harbour. Residents often cross the threshold of their day near the King’s Statue, a gilded monarch who stares out across the bay as if checking the horizon for the return of long-vanished sailing vessels. Beyond the promenade, the reeds of Radipole Lake shudder in the breeze, harbouring a quiet, avian industry that contrasts with the rhythmic clatter of the town’s maritime heritage. Melcombe Regis serves as a bridge between the open, restless sea and the sheltered, reed-fringed reservoir, creating a landscape that feels perpetually caught in the act of transition. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, bleaching the limestone facades until they shimmer with a pale, ghost-like brilliance against the darkening tide. This narrow strip of earth remains a place of constant motion, where the weight of the past is carried not by monuments, but by the relentless, shifting currents of the water that flank its very existence.
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Explore Melcombe Regis, 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: 50.614415, -2.456277. 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. |