Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Puncknowle, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Puncknowle 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 | Puncknowle |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.695856 |
| Longitude | -2.660341 |
| Place Type | Village |
Puncknowle breathes the quiet charm of Dorset's rolling landscape. It lies 8.1 km east-south-east of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 121°T, OS grid SY 534 886), and is situated east-north-east of Swyre village. The village itself unfolds with a grace that hints at centuries of gentle habitation, its stone cottages appearing as if they have always belonged to the earth they rise from, their roofs often softened by a verdant moss. A slender stream, the Puncknowle Brook, meanders through the heart of Puncknowle, its murmur a constant, low song beneath the rustle of ancient trees. The air here carries the clean scent of well-tended fields, a subtle perfume of damp soil and wild hedgerows, especially potent after a soft rain.
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Explore Puncknowle, 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: 50.695856, -2.660341. 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. |