Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Shipton Gorge, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shipton Gorge 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 Shipton Gorge, 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 Shipton Gorge and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Shipton Gorge |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.721047 |
| Longitude | -2.713521 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shipton Gorge unfolds as a quiet parish in Dorset's verdant embrace. It lies 3.5 km east-south-east of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 114°T, OS grid SY 497 915), and is situated south-east of Walditch village. The land here, a gentle swell towards the coast, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that imbues the ancient hedgerows with a peculiar golden hue. Farming remains the quiet heart of Shipton Gorge, its fields yielding crops beneath skies that can shift from the clearest azure to the softest pearl grey with surprising speed. The parish church, a sturdy stone structure, stands as a silent witness to centuries of quiet lives lived out against this backdrop, its bells marking time with a resonant chime that carries across the undulating fields. The very air in Shipton Gorge seems to hold the scent of ripening grain and damp earth, a constant reminder of its agricultural roots.
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Explore Shipton Gorge, 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: 50.721047, -2.713521. 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. |