(Suburban Area near Langton Matravers)
Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
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| Place | Mount Pleasant |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.611406 |
| Longitude | -2.005530 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Mount Pleasant offers a quiet contemplation of Dorset's rolling landscape. It lies 3.5 km west of Swanage (from Swanage: bearing 276°T, OS grid SY 997 790), and is situated north-north-west of Langton Matravers village. The land here, a gentle rise towards the Purbeck Hills, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that softens its contours, lending a serene quality to the scattered farms and cottages. You can almost hear the quiet hum of the earth, a patient, enduring presence. The air, carrying the faint scent of gorse from the nearby commons, hints at the wilder beauty of the Jurassic Coast, though Mount Pleasant itself rests inland, a peaceful haven. The stone of the older buildings, weathered by countless seasons, seems to absorb the very light, glowing with a subtle warmth.
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Explore Mount Pleasant, 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: 50.611406, -2.005530. 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. |