Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Silkhay, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Silkhay 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 Silkhay, 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 | Silkhay |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.783956 |
| Longitude | -2.765205 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Silkhay emerges from the West Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-west of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 213°T, OS grid SY 461 985), and is situated south-west of Netherbury village. The terrain here holds a stubborn, earthen gravity, where the light catches the flint and limestone in a way that makes the afternoon seem longer than elsewhere. To the north-west, the ancient earthworks of the Bowl Barrow 230M North East Of Great Strode House rise as a silent, grassy sentinel over the shifting agricultural fields. Nearby, the rows of vines at the Furleigh Estate Wine Tours trace precise, rhythmic lines across the slope, marking a modern industry that thrives in this particular pocket of the county. A wanderer might find the air near the hedgerows carries a faint, sharp scent of damp earth and crushed clover, a sensory reminder of the deep, heavy soil that feeds the surrounding orchards. Silkhay remains largely untouched by the clamour of the modern world, preferring the steady, predictable hum of rural life. The horizon here is dominated by the gentle folds of the land, providing a sense of enclosure that keeps the wind at bay during the colder months.
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Explore Silkhay, 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: 50.783956, -2.765205. 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. |