Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Rowlands, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rowlands 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 Rowlands, 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 | Rowlands |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.801699 |
| Longitude | -1.978677 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rowlands maintains a quiet, unassuming posture upon the Dorset landscape, defined by its proximity to the ancient rhythms of the nearby market town. It lies 0.4 miles east-north-east of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 69°T, OS grid SU 015 002). The light here possesses a particular silver quality, reflecting off the damp earth and the low-lying fields that stretch toward the horizon. Residents of Rowlands often walk the short distance to the Museum of East Dorset, where the layers of regional history are held in glass cases and timber-framed rooms. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the landscape opens into a series of archaeological echoes, including the barrows near St Michael’s Middle School that suggest a long-forgotten occupation of these gentle slopes. A quiet industry persists in the peripheral spaces, where the legacy of water-powered production still informs the identity of the wider parish. Even as the modern world encroaches, Rowlands retains a stubborn, pastoral integrity that resists the frantic pace of the wider county. The air carries the scent of cooling stone and distant, rain-washed meadows, grounding the day in a physical reality that feels both permanent and fleeting.
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Explore Rowlands, 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: 50.801699, -1.978677. 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. |