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.
| Place | Shapwick |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.816282 |
| Longitude | -2.085358 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shapwick unfolds its quiet story in Dorset's gentle embrace. It lies 7.1 km 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. The village green, a generous sweep of emerald, often catches the late afternoon sun, its light softened by the ancient oaks that stand sentinel. Historically, Shapwick's lifeblood was tied to the land, with agriculture shaping its character through generations, a rhythm still perceptible in the hedgerows that trace the contours of its fields. A pleasing stillness pervades the air, punctuated only by the murmur of the River Allen, a waterway that has witnessed the slow passage of time here. The very stone of the parish church seems to absorb the hushed reverence of its setting, a quiet testament to enduring faith.
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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 | June 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. |