Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore St Leonards, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the St Leonards 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 St Leonards, 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 | St Leonards |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.829788 |
| Longitude | -1.837371 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
St Leonards draws its quiet character from the sandy, ancient earth of East Dorset. It lies 2.3 miles west-south-west of Ringwood (from Ringwood: bearing 241°T, OS grid SU 115 033), and is situated south of Ashley Heath village. The horizon here is defined by the St. Leonards And St. Ives Heaths SSSI, where the heather burns a deep, melancholic purple against the pale, bleached sky of late afternoon. Beneath the low-hanging clouds, the landscape retains a wild, porous quality that allows the damp air to linger between the scattered dwellings. A short distance away, the Moors River System SSSI carves a slow, silver vein through the lowlands, drawing life into the surrounding scrub and gorse. St Leonards occupies a transition between the heavy, dark timber of Barnsfield Wood and the open, heath-covered plains that breathe with every shift in the wind. The light in this corner of the county possesses a singular, thin clarity that catches the edges of the pine needles and illuminates the grit of the sandy paths. It is a place where the modern pulse of the road remains secondary to the patient, slow-moving tide of the natural environment.
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Explore St Leonards, 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: 50.829788, -1.837371. 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. |