Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Poyntington, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Poyntington 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 Poyntington, 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 | Poyntington |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.979314 |
| Longitude | -2.502950 |
| Place Type | Village |
Poyntington reveals itself through a landscape of limestone ridges and hidden folds, where the light seems to linger longer against the pale, honeyed masonry of its walls. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 15°T, OS grid ST 647 201), and is situated north-north-west of Oborne village. A tranquil stillness defines the local air, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic lowing of cattle that graze upon the slopes leading toward the steady horizon of Poyntington Hill. To the east, the quiet surface of Daniel's Pond reflects the shifting clouds, offering a mirror to the ancient, weathered sky that has watched over these fields for centuries. The geology here is a deep, layered chronicle, evidenced by the nearby Holway Hill Quarry Sssi, where the earth bares its limestone bones to the curious observer. Agriculture remains the quiet heartbeat of Poyntington, tethered to the cycles of the seasons that govern the planting and harvest of the surrounding Dorset acreage. Old paths wind between the hedgerows, tracing routes that were trodden long before the modern map was drawn. Each stone and furrow carries a silent gravity, grounding the spirit in a corner of England that prefers the company of oaks and brooks to the clamour of the wider world.
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Explore Poyntington, 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: 50.979314, -2.502950. 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. |