Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Poxwell, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Poxwell 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 Poxwell, 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 | Poxwell |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.656763 |
| Longitude | -2.366997 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Poxwell exhales a quiet stillness that mirrors the ancient, flint-strewn chalk hills rising sharply toward the Dorset sky. It lies 5.1 miles south-east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 142°T, OS grid SY 741 841), and is situated north-north-east of Osmington Mills village. Sunlight catches the honey-coloured stone of Poxwell Manor, a structure that has witnessed the slow rotation of seasons across the surrounding limestone plateaus for centuries. To the east, the weathered earth of the Barrow 500Yds (450M) E Of Village holds the memory of early inhabitants beneath its silent, grassy rise. Pale limestone dust clings to the lanes that wind through the terrain, connecting the modest dwellings to the expansive, open vistas of the nearby Poxwell Sssi. The landscape here does not merely exist; it commands a deliberate, earthy presence, defined by the sharp clarity of the sea air blowing in from the coast. Even the shadows cast by the afternoon sun seem to possess a tactile weight, deepening the hollows of the land in a display of natural geometry. Poxwell remains a place where the horizon feels exceptionally wide, inviting the eye to trace the faint, ancient lines etched into the surface of the rolling downs.
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Explore Poxwell, 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: 50.656763, -2.366997. 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. |