(Hamlet near Woolford's Water)
Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
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| Place | Rew |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.847616 |
| Longitude | -2.429700 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Rew reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored to the chalky spine of the Dorset landscape. It lies 7.7 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 225°T, OS grid ST 698 054), and is situated east-north-east of Woolford's Water village. The horizon here is dominated by the steep, grassy rise of Knoll, which looms to the south-south-east like a silent sentinel watching over the low-lying pastures. Below this elevation, the air holds a particular clarity that catches the pale, autumnal sunlight, turning the fields into sheets of polished copper. Rew maintains a stoic independence, its boundaries defined by the rugged slopes that rise sharply to the north toward the ancient earthworks of Dungeon Hill. Travellers passing through notice the absence of artifice in the lanes, where the limestone walls seem to have grown directly from the bedrock. Life in Rew follows the patient turning of the seasons, dictated by the shifting shadows cast by the surrounding hills as they darken against the evening sky.
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Explore Rew, 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: 50.847616, -2.429700. 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. |