Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Stockwood, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stockwood 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 Stockwood, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Stockwood and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Stockwood |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.861667 |
| Longitude | -2.587375 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Stockwood emerges from the Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings where time seems to hold its breath. It lies 5.8 miles south-south-east of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 160°T, OS grid ST 587 070), and is situated east-south-east of Melbury Osmond village. The terrain here falls within the Melbury Park Sssi, where ancient trees cast long, deliberate shadows over the limestone soil. To the south-east, the rise of Bubb Down Hill provides a natural boundary, catching the pale morning light before it reaches the valley floor. Stockwood maintains a modest presence, defined more by the slow turning of the seasons than by the clamour of modern industry. The lanes surrounding Stockwood are narrow and hemmed by thick, moss-covered hedges that seem to preserve the silence of the past. Farmers still work the heavy clay fields, their labour dictated by the temperamental cycles of rain and sun that define this corner of the South West.
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Explore Stockwood, 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: 50.861667, -2.587375. 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. |