Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Sleight, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sleight 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 Sleight, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Sleight and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Sleight |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.782418 |
| Longitude | -2.023906 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sleight captures the quiet, persistent character of the Dorset countryside, where the air holds a particular clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon. It lies 2.0 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 233°T, OS grid SY 984 980), and is situated north-north-west of Corfe Mullen village. The land here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, lifting the eye toward the elevated ridge of Knoll Clump that stands as a silent sentinel just a short distance to the south-west. Below this vantage point, the landscape retains traces of ancient occupation, with the subtle, humped shadows of a deserted settlement near Mountain Clump lingering in the grass like half-forgotten thoughts. A peculiar stillness governs the fields, broken only by the occasional shift in wind that carries the scent of damp earth and distant, low-lying pasture. The earth itself feels dense with the weight of antiquity, particularly where the Roman road once carved its purposeful line across the high ground of Barrow Hill. Sleight maintains a modest, dignified presence, observing the slow passage of clouds that cast long, fleeting shapes over the undulating terrain. Here, the transition from the manicured domesticity of suburban life to the raw, unhurried expanse of the surrounding hills creates a tension that is both grounding and strangely expansive.
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Explore Sleight, 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: 50.782418, -2.023906. 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. |