Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Shroton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shroton 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 | Shroton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.913978 |
| Longitude | -2.201126 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shroton breathes the quiet, enduring spirit of Dorset. It lies 6.8 km north-north-west of Blandford Forum (from Blandford Forum: bearing 338°T, OS grid ST 859 127), and is situated south-south-west of Iwerne Minster village. The land around Shroton unfolds with a gentle, chalk-down character, a subtle rise and fall that speaks of ancient pathways and the patient work of water. The village itself, with its cluster of stone cottages, seems to absorb the diffused light of the South West, softening edges and lending a quiet dignity to its lanes. Its history is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the enduring stone of its church and the quiet continuity of its agricultural heart, a rhythm sustained by the surrounding fields. The air here carries a faint, earthy perfume, a testament to the land's enduring fertility, a subtle sweetness that clings to the senses.
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Explore Shroton, 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: 50.913978, -2.201126. 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. |