Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Stour Provost, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stour Provost 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 | Stour Provost |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.992503 |
| Longitude | -2.292755 |
| Place Type | Village |
Stour Provost lies in the heart of Dorset, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of rural England. It lies 5.2 km south-south-west of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 194°T, OS grid ST 795 214), and is situated south-east of West Stour village. The gentle contours of the landscape here, softened by centuries of cultivation, often catch the late afternoon sun in a way that imbues the fields with a pale, ethereal glow. The ancient parish church, dedicated to St. Peter, stands as a silent sentinel, its weathered stone whispering tales of generations past. A sense of quiet industry pervades Stour Provost, a continuity of agricultural endeavour that has shaped its character and continues to sustain its gentle pace of life. The nearby River Stour, though not a grand waterway, offers a subtle thread of silver through the verdant expanse, a constant murmur beneath the rustling leaves of ancient oaks.
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Explore Stour Provost, 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: 50.992503, -2.292755. 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. |