Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore North End, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the North End 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 North End, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of North End and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | North End |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.045875 |
| Longitude | -2.221782 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
North End reveals itself through a quiet geometry of hedgerows and low-slung pastures that define the Dorset borderlands. It lies 2.4 miles east-north-east of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 76°T, OS grid ST 845 274), and is situated north of Motcombe village. The landscape here holds a stillness that gathers in the hollows, where the light often catches the silvered edges of leaves during the transition from afternoon to dusk. A short distance to the north-east, the River Lodden traces a fluid, unassuming path through the damp earth, carving a subtle boundary that has long governed the drainage of these fields. Further south, the ground rises toward the gentle, green-crowned prominence of Sedgehill, providing a natural horizon that anchors the view for those walking the lanes. North End remains defined by this proximity to the slow, rhythmic movement of water and the patient accumulation of silt in the lower basins. The local soil, rich and heavy, has dictated a life of agriculture where the rhythm of the seasons remains the primary clock. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a cool, damp clarity, suggesting the influence of the nearby streams that thread through the surrounding countryside. North End maintains a character of understated endurance, existing as a quiet junction where the horizon feels vast and the sky holds a particular, uncrowded weight.
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Explore North End, 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: 51.045875, -2.221782. 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. |