Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
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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 is a small, rural hamlet located in the West Dorset district of the South West region of England, situated approximately 5 miles north-west of Bridport and south-east of Lyme Regis. Nestled within the rolling agricultural landscape of the Marshwood Vale, the hamlet is characterized by its scattered dwellings and tranquil setting. As a typical Dorset hamlet, it primarily serves as a residential area, with residents relying on nearby larger villages and towns for amenities and services. Its name likely reflects a historical connection to local sandy soils or extraction.
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Sandpit is a hamlet in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, located in the South West region. It is situated at 50.837594°N, -2.818684°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Sandpit is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 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. |