Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Portway, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Portway 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 | Portway |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.666679 |
| Longitude | -2.277266 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Portway rests in the gentle embrace of Dorset's countryside. It lies 12.0 km west of Wareham (from Wareham: bearing 260°T, OS grid SY 805 852), and is situated north-north-west of Winfrith Newburgh village. The hamlet itself is a quiet scattering of dwellings, where the soft Dorset light often catches the lichen on ancient stone walls, lending a muted, earthy glow to the scene. Though small, Portway evokes a sense of enduring presence, a place where the rhythm of agricultural life has long dictated the passing of seasons. The surrounding landscape, part of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, rolls with a quiet dignity, its hedgerows a verdant tapestry threaded with the occasional flash of a passing bird.
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Explore Portway, 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: 50.666679, -2.277266. 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. |