Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Quarr, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Quarr 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 Quarr, 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 | Quarr |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.033159 |
| Longitude | -2.335438 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Quarr reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings caught in the quiet, pastoral folds of the Dorset landscape. It lies 2.6 miles west of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 263°T, OS grid ST 765 260), and is situated north-north-east of Buckhorn Weston village. The light here often settles with a peculiar, heavy clarity upon the fields, highlighting the subtle shifts in elevation that define the local topography. To the north-east, the low-lying expanse of Bainly Bottom catches the morning mist, drawing moisture from the air to sustain the verdant, heavy grasses. The nearby Stock Water traces a deliberate, winding path through the heavy clay, its progress marked by the silvered silhouettes of willows that shiver in the slightest breeze. Quarr retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the clamour of larger thoroughfares, where the silence is broken only by the rhythmic machinery of agricultural life. Ancient hedgerows border the narrow lanes, acting as living walls that have long shielded the land from the encroaching pace of modernity. Visitors might catch a glimpse of the distant, rounded summits that frame the horizon, offering a stark contrast to the intimate, enclosed scale of the immediate meadows.
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Explore Quarr, 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: 51.033159, -2.335438. 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. |