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.
| Place | Piddlehinton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.770713 |
| Longitude | -2.401498 |
| Place Type | Village |
Piddlehinton rests in the gentle embrace of Dorset's rolling countryside, a place where the very air seems to hum with a quiet, ancient song. It lies 6.7 km 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 village traces its lineage back through centuries, its stone cottages and winding lanes whispering tales of generations who have known its tranquil charm. Sunlight, when it breaks through the soft, often grey skies, can fall upon the village green with a peculiar, luminous quality, illuminating the textures of ancient thatch and weathered brick. The Piddle, a modest river, threads its way through the landscape, its presence a constant, soothing murmur that has shaped the lives and labours of Piddlehinton’s inhabitants for as long as anyone can recall. Within its quiet bounds, a sense of enduring community persists, a gentle, unhurried existence that feels both timeless and deeply rooted in the earth of this South West corner of England.
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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 | 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. |