Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Sixpenny Handley, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sixpenny Handley 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 Sixpenny Handley, 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 | Sixpenny Handley |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.953601 |
| Longitude | -2.004405 |
| Place Type | Village |
Chalk foundations and wide, rolling horizons define the ancient character of Sixpenny Handley. It lies 7.4 miles north-west of Verwood (from Verwood: bearing 312°T, OS grid ST 997 171), and is situated south-west of Woodyates village. The landscape here breathes with the weight of antiquity, as the earth rises into the chalk ridges of the Pentridge Down SSSI. Light lingers long over these open fields, casting a pale, silver glow that seems to pull the past into the present moment. Residents walk paths where the shadows of barrows on Handley Down mark the skyline, silent sentinels watching over the modern grazing of livestock. A quiet, reflective stillness settles around the Common Pond, where the water mirrors the shifting moods of the Dorset sky. Sixpenny Handley persists as a place of open air and hard-won space, where the wind carries the scent of crushed grass and dry flint. Through the changing seasons, the rhythm of life remains anchored to the slow, steady turning of the agricultural year.
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Explore Sixpenny Handley, 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: 50.953601, -2.004405. 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. |