Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore South Poorton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Poorton 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 South Poorton, 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 | South Poorton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.778336 |
| Longitude | -2.682494 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
South Poorton emerges from the verdant, chalky folds of the Dorset landscape as a modest cluster of dwellings defined by the quiet persistence of rural life. It lies 3.3 miles south-east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 131°T, OS grid SY 519 978), and is situated north of Powerstock village. The entire locality is contained within the Mapperton And Poorton Vales SSSI, where the thin, pale soil supports a fragile richness of limestone-loving flora. To the east, the steep rise of Poorton Hill catches the early morning light, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch across the fields before the sun has fully cleared the horizon. The air here holds the damp, metallic scent of the nearby Drakenorth SSSI, a site that preserves a specific, ancient character of the land against the encroachment of modern intensive farming. South Poorton remains a place of deep, silent lanes where the hedges are thick with hazel and the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of the day. Time seems to gather in the hollows and valleys, lingering in the heavy, humid stillness that often settles over the meadows after a summer rain. This is a landscape that demands little, yet offers a stark, enduring clarity to those who walk its narrow, winding paths.
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Explore South Poorton, 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: 50.778336, -2.682494. 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. |