Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Monkton Up Wimborne, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Monkton Up Wimborne 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.
| Place | Monkton Up Wimborne |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.922522 |
| Longitude | -1.982663 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Monkton Up Wimborne rests in a quiet corner of Dorset, where the land rises gently towards the chalk downs. It lies 8.5 km west-north-west of Verwood (from Verwood: bearing 302°T, OS grid SU 013 136), and is situated north-west of Wimborne St Giles village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth after rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through, has a pearly quality that softens the edges of the surrounding fields. The modest cluster of dwellings in Monkton Up Wimborne suggests a history tied to the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding countryside, a place where the quietude of the landscape is the dominant feature. A keen eye might notice the subtle variations in the colour of the hedgerows, a living tapestry that shifts with the seasons. This hamlet’s identity is woven into the very texture of its fields and the muted tones of its stone walls.
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Explore Monkton Up Wimborne, 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: 50.922522, -1.982663. 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 | June 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. |