Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Sandpit, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sandpit 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 Sandpit, 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 | Sandpit |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.837594 |
| Longitude | -2.818684 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Sandpit emerges from the quiet Dorset landscape as a cluster of habitations defined by the heavy, iron-rich clays of the surrounding fields. It lies 3.4 miles south-south-west of Crewkerne (from Crewkerne: bearing 197°T, OS grid ST 424 045), and is situated south-east of Drimpton village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, slow authority, as Norton Hill looms a mere 0.4 miles to the east-north-east to catch the first pale light of the morning. Beneath these heights, the land retains a damp, fertile character that has long dictated the modest pace of local husbandry. Water flows through the periphery of Sandpit, where the nearby River Axe meanders to provide a vital, silver artery for the low-lying meadows. The quality of the air often holds a crisp, earthen scent, distinct from the busier valleys further north. Travellers passing through Sandpit might notice how the hedgerows appear pruned by the prevailing winds, revealing the skeletal geometry of the dormant winter trees. Such stillness offers a rare clarity, allowing the observer to trace the contours of the earth as they fold toward the horizon.
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Explore Sandpit, 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: 50.837594, -2.818684. 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. |