Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Southover, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southover 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 Southover, 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 | Southover |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.751007 |
| Longitude | -2.536361 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Southover remains a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the modest contours of the Dorset landscape. It lies 5.0 miles west-north-west of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 300°T, OS grid SY 622 947), and is situated south-west of Frampton village. Sunlight often catches the limestone walls of the houses here, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields towards the nearby Frampton Roman Villa. A short distance to the west, the quiet depression of Southover Bottom draws the eye, suggesting the ancient, slow-moving hands of geological time at work upon the chalk. The air carries a distinct clarity, particularly when the breeze drifts over the land from the direction of Tibbs Hollow Picnic Site. Southover maintains an unassuming presence, anchored by the agricultural rhythms that have long dictated the pace of life in this corner of the county. The horizon remains wide and open, offering little resistance to the shifting weather patterns that roll in from the coast. Such solitude provides a stark contrast to the busier thoroughfares of the region, allowing the quietude of the earth to take precedence.
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Explore Southover, 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: 50.751007, -2.536361. 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. |