Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Over Compton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Over Compton 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 Over Compton, 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 | Over Compton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.950890 |
| Longitude | -2.584015 |
| Place Type | Village |
Over Compton holds a stillness that seems to gather the light of the Dorset sky into the pale, honeyed stone of its cottages. It lies 2.3 miles east-north-east of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 72°T, OS grid ST 590 169), and is situated west-south-west of Nether Compton village. Low, rolling fields of chalk and limestone define the horizon, offering a quiet perspective on the land that stretches toward the horizon. To the east, the waters of Manor Lake catch the morning sun, reflecting the shifting clouds in a mirror of sudden, bright clarity. The nearby Trent Brook winds its way through the verdant floor of the valley, carving a path that has long dictated the quiet habits of the local landscape. Over Compton retains a character defined by its ancient agricultural roots, where the rhythm of the seasons still commands the pace of the day. A sense of geological depth lingers nearby at the Halfway House Quarry Sssi, where the earth reveals the bones of a prehistoric past beneath the modern surface. These features provide a sharp, clean edge to the surrounding countryside, grounding the architecture of the parish in the stubborn reality of the bedrock.
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Explore Over Compton, 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: 50.950890, -2.584015. 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. |