Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Shapwick, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shapwick 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 Shapwick, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Shapwick and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Shapwick |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.816282 |
| Longitude | -2.085358 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shapwick emerges from the verdant Dorset landscape as a collection of limestone and brick, where the low sun catches the weathered flint of garden walls. It lies 4.4 miles west-north-west of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 285°T, OS grid ST 940 018), and is situated north-north-west of Sturminster Marshall village. Ancient earthworks ripple across the neighbouring fields, most notably the Roman Fort at Crab Farm, where the ghosts of an imperial garrison linger in the quiet, undisturbed contours of the soil. The air here carries a particular stillness, a quality of light that seems to hold the afternoon in a state of suspended amber. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the houses, the horizon is punctuated by the subtle rise of the Straw Barrow, a silent sentinel that has watched the slow rotation of the seasons for centuries. Shapwick maintains a composure born of deep roots, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares. The nearby White Mill stands as a reminder of the industrious water-driven past, its presence anchoring the river banks with a heavy, enduring grace. Every lane and hedgerow suggests a life lived in harmony with the shifting tides of the Dorset weather, where the sky feels vast and intimately connected to the earth below.
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Explore Shapwick, 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: 50.816282, -2.085358. 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. |