Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Shave Cross, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shave Cross 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 Shave Cross, 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 | Shave Cross |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.778787 |
| Longitude | -2.830592 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shave Cross maintains a quiet presence amidst the rolling agricultural folds of the West Dorset landscape. It lies 4.4 miles north-west of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 315°T, OS grid SY 415 980), and is situated north-north-east of Ryall village. The River Char meanders just half a mile to the south, its waters tracing a path through the low-lying fields with a persistent, cold clarity. To the west, the earth rises toward the earthworks of Marshwood Castle, where the remains of the medieval structure hold the silence of centuries against the encroaching scrub. Shave Cross sits in a hollow where the light often lingers in long, amber shafts, catching the damp moss on ancient stone walls as the sun dips behind the high ridges. The surrounding terrain is defined by the heavy, iron-rich clay of the region, which demands much from those who labour upon it. From the higher vantage points, one can observe the distant, imposing silhouette of Pilsdon Pen, a reminder of the ancient people who once surveyed these same deep, shadowed vales. Time here seems to move with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, unhurried by the clamour of the modern world beyond the hills.
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Explore Shave Cross, 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: 50.778787, -2.830592. 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. |