Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Merriott, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Merriott 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 Merriott, 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 | Merriott |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.760716 |
| Longitude | -2.689142 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Merriott exhales a quiet stillness across the verdant folds of the Dorset landscape, where the air tastes faintly of damp earth and coming rain. It lies 3.6 miles east-north-east of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 58°T, OS grid SY 514 959), and is situated south-south-west of Powerstock village. The land here rises and falls in long, muscular swells that catch the morning light, turning the meadows into sheets of pale, brushed silver. To the east, the rugged prominence of Castle Hill looms over the horizon, guarding the memory of ancient earthworks that have long since surrendered to the tall, swaying grasses. A short distance away, the slopes of Welcome Hill catch the prevailing winds, offering a vantage point where the sky seems wider and more pressing than in the lowlands below. Merriott remains defined by these quiet transitions, where the hard, flinty bones of the hills meet the soft, tangled hedgerows of the valleys. Deep in the hollows, the shadows pool with a heavy, ink-like intensity that contrasts sharply with the bleached limestone of the higher outcrops. Every track leading away from Merriott carries the weight of a slow, geological patience, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Explore Merriott, 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: 50.760716, -2.689142. 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. |