Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Minterne Parva, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Minterne Parva 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 Minterne Parva, 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 | Minterne Parva |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.829351 |
| Longitude | -2.478390 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Chalk ridges and deep-cut coombes define the quiet geography surrounding Minterne Parva. It lies 8.1 miles north-north-west of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 347°T, OS grid ST 664 034), and is situated north of Cerne Abbas village. Ancient markers persist in the elevated terrain, where the Bowl Barrow on Farm Hill stands as a silent sentinel of a distant, prehistoric past. The light here has a particular clarity, often catching the lime-washed stone of local dwellings before sliding across the expansive, eighty-six hectare grounds of Minterne House. Beyond the immediate gardens, the land rises toward the crest of High Cank, a prominence that offers a wide perspective over the Dorset downs. Waters gather in the nearby Great Pond, reflecting the shifting grey and blue of the English sky with a stillness that rarely breaks. Minterne Parva remains a place of deliberate pauses, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life far more than the ticking of a clock. Agriculture continues to shape the character of the valley, ensuring the meadows maintain a wild, unmanicured vitality that feels entirely removed from the modern world.
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Explore Minterne Parva, 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: 50.829351, -2.478390. 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. |