Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Pilsdon, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pilsdon 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 Pilsdon, 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 | Pilsdon |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.793181 |
| Longitude | -2.833572 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Pilsdon remains a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered beneath the expansive, shifting skies of West Dorset. It lies 4.3 miles west-south-west of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 255°T, OS grid SY 413 996), and is situated east-south-east of Marshalsea village. The local terrain rises sharply to the north, where the ancient ramparts of Pilsdon Pen Hillfort and Associated Remains command the horizon with a stoic, earthen gravity. From these high ridges, the sunlight catches the limestone walls of Pilsdon, casting long, lean shadows across the fields as the evening cools. To the north-west, the slopes of Sliding Hill offer a stark contrast to the verdant, sheltered folds of the Marshwood Vale that stretch out towards the coast. Farmers here work the heavy clay soil, maintaining a rhythm of life that ignores the hurried pace of distant motorways. A sense of profound stillness defines the air, broken only by the sharp call of buzzards circling over the ridges. Pilsdon persists as a place where the geology of the land dictates the character of the day, demanding a patient eye to appreciate the subtle shifts in colour across its pastoral expanse.
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Explore Pilsdon, 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: 50.793181, -2.833572. 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. |