Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Piddlehinton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Piddlehinton 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 Piddlehinton, 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 | Piddlehinton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.770713 |
| Longitude | -2.401498 |
| Place Type | Village |
Piddlehinton draws its quiet character from the chalky, fertile folds of the Dorset landscape where the River Piddle carves a modest path through the earth. It lies 4.1 miles north-north-east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 23°T, OS grid SY 717 968), and is situated south-south-east of White Lackington village. The architecture here favours local flint and stone, reflecting a long history of agricultural labour that remains etched into the surrounding fields. A short distance to the south, the Medieval Settlement of Little Piddle stands as a silent, scheduled witness to the centuries that have shaped the valley floor. The light in Piddlehinton often catches the pale, rolling slopes of Little Puddle Hill, lending a luminous quality to the horizon as the sun descends. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises to meet the expansive horizons of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where the air holds a crisp, bracing clarity. St Mary’s Church serves as a focal point for the parish, its tower watching over a horizon that has changed little in its fundamental, quiet geometry. Piddlehinton persists as a place of steady endurance, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more surely than the ticking of a clock.
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Explore Piddlehinton, 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: 50.770713, -2.401498. 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. |