Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
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| Place | Merritown |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.773610 |
| Longitude | -1.842543 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Merritown, a hamlet in Dorset, is located in the eastern reaches of the county, very close to the Hampshire border. It lies approximately between the larger towns of Ferndown to the west and Ringwood to the east, with Verwood also situated nearby to the northwest. The surrounding landscape is characterized by a mix of heathland and woodland, typical of the Dorset Heaths, interspersed with residential development. This position places it within the commuter catchment for the wider Bournemouth conurbation, yet it maintains a distinct semi-rural character.
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Merritown is a hamlet in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, located in the South West region. It is situated at 50.773610°N, -1.842543°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Merritown is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 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. |