Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Moor Crichel, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moor Crichel 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 Moor Crichel, 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 | Moor Crichel |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.877156 |
| Longitude | -2.012357 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ancient chalk downs and quiet woodlands define the character of Moor Crichel. It lies 5.5 miles north-north-west of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 349°T, OS grid ST 992 086), and is situated east-north-east of Manswood village. Sunlight catches the flint-strewn tracks where the ghosts of Roman engineers once laboured, leaving behind lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice that trace a silent path through the undergrowth. To the south-east, the expansive grounds of Crichel House hold a stately stillness, their parkland reflecting the deliberate hand of eighteenth-century landscape design. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, rising from the limestone bedrock to meet the expansive Dorset sky. Moor Crichel remains a place of deep-rooted agricultural tradition, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any mechanical clock. Beyond the hedgerows, the topography shifts towards the elevation of Mill Hill, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that have been tilled for generations. This corner of the county retains a solitary grace, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares.
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Explore Moor Crichel, 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: 50.877156, -2.012357. 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. |