Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Melplash, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Melplash 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 Melplash, 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 | Melplash |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.778807 |
| Longitude | -2.728016 |
| Place Type | Village |
Melplash reveals itself through the quiet persistence of limestone and the way the light catches the flint-streaked walls of its cottages. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 167°T, OS grid SY 487 979), and is situated east of Waytown village. Green shoulders of earth rise sharply on either side of the valley, where the steep incline of Gore’s Hill overlooks the tracks leading toward the coast. The landscape here demands a steady gait, as the terrain is defined by the sharp, sudden contours of the West Dorset hills rather than the flatness of the plains. A persistent, damp breeze often travels up from the direction of the Mangerton River, carrying the scent of wet stone and crushed wild garlic. Visitors might trace the ancient earthworks of the Round Barrow on Knight’s Hill, where the skyline breaks into a jagged silhouette against the low-hanging clouds. Melplash maintains a character tethered to the soil, reflecting an agricultural lineage that continues to shape the local rhythm of the seasons. Each winter, the frost clings to the hedgerows with a crystalline precision that renders the entire valley silent and brittle.
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Explore Melplash, 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: 50.778807, -2.728016. 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. |