Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Powerstock, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Powerstock 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 Powerstock, 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 | Powerstock |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.763610 |
| Longitude | -2.686505 |
| Place Type | Village |
Powerstock reveals itself through the deep, verdant folds of the Dorset landscape where the earth rises in hushed, limestone swells. It lies 3.8 miles east-north-east of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 57°T, OS grid SY 516 962), and is situated north-north-west of Nettlecombe village. High above the stone cottages, the grassy ramparts of Castle Hill catch the morning light, casting long, silent shadows that have watched over the valley since antiquity. The air here holds a particular stillness, a weight of years that lingers near the ancient earthworks of the Motte and Bailey Castle. Botanists and wanderers alike find purpose in the vibrant, fragile flora of the Whetley Meadows SSSI, where the season’s bloom dictates the rhythm of the fields. Powerstock maintains a quiet dignity, its limestone walls absorbing the damp, Atlantic mists that drift across the rolling terrain. The lanes wind with a stubborn independence, ignoring modern haste in favour of the ancient contours of the land. Every stone and hedgerow in Powerstock seems to hold a memory of the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.
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Explore Powerstock, 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: 50.763610, -2.686505. 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. |