Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Stinsford, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stinsford 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 | Stinsford |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.721012 |
| Longitude | -2.411286 |
| Place Type | Village |
Stinsford, a Dorset hamlet, rests by the River Frome. It lies 2.0 km east-north-east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 71°T, OS grid SY 710 913), and is situated south-west of Higher Bockhampton village. The soft green meadows that cradle Stinsford seem to hold the very light of Wessex, a gentle luminosity that has inspired poets. The village church, St Michael and All Angels, stands as a quiet sentinel, its ancient stones bearing witness to centuries of quiet devotion, a place where the air itself feels hushed with memory. Here, the land exhales a scent of damp earth and wild thyme, a simple perfume that speaks of continuity. The nearby River Frome, a silver ribbon through the landscape, murmurs its timeless song, a constant companion to the passing days.
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Explore Stinsford, 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: 50.721012, -2.411286. 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. |