Silverlakes Dorset Map

About Silverlakes

Silverlakes rests in a quiet corner of Dorset, its name perhaps a whisper of water and light. It lies 6.9 km east-south-east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 112°T, OS grid SY 755 880), and is situated west-south-west of Crossways village. The landscape around Silverlakes unfolds with a gentle, almost melancholic grace, where the chalk downs meet the softer, clay-rich soils, often catching the late afternoon sun in a wash of pale gold. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, a sense of enduring husbandry pervades the fields, a quiet testament to generations who have worked this earth. The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of cultivated land, a subtle perfume that speaks of its agricultural roots. The scattered dwellings of Silverlakes themselves seem to absorb the muted colours of the sky, their stone walls weathering with a stoic beauty that mirrors the patient turning of the seasons.

About This Silverlakes Map Page

Explore Silverlakes, 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: 50.691553, -2.347505. 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.