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.
| Place | Sixpenny Handley |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.953601 |
| Longitude | -2.004405 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sixpenny Handley breathes the quiet dignity of its Dorset setting. It lies 11.9 km north-west of Verwood (from Verwood: bearing 312°T, OS grid ST 997 171), and is situated south-west of Woodyates village. The gentle roll of the landscape around Sixpenny Handley hints at the underlying chalk, a subtle foundation for the fields that curve with a patient grace. The village green, a generous sweep of emerald, feels like a place where conversations have unfolded over centuries, the rustle of leaves overhead providing a soft accompaniment. Its history, though not marked by grand monuments, is etched into the very grain of the stone cottages, each with a story whispered by the wind. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, particularly after a rain, a reminder of the agricultural heart that still beats within Sixpenny Handley.
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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 | 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. |