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The Borough Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

Explore The Borough, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Borough 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.

Interactive Map of The Borough, Dorset

How to Use This The Borough, Dorset Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for The Borough, 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 The Borough and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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PlaceThe Borough
Traditional CountyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.905639
Longitude-2.428656
Place TypeHamlet

About The Borough

The Borough remains a quiet accumulation of stone and ancient trackway, caught in the slow, revolving stillness of the Dorset landscape. It lies 4.3 miles south-south-west of Stalbridge (from Stalbridge: bearing 211°T, OS grid ST 699 118), and is situated south-south-east of Bishop's Caundle village. Green lanes radiate from the heart of The Borough, tracing the contours of the earth with a persistence that ignores the haste of the modern century. To the south-south-east, the rise of Crouch Hill breaks the horizon, its slopes catching a pale, shifting light that seems to hold the memory of earlier, harsher winters. Water moves with deliberate intent through the low-lying fields, eventually feeding into the network of the Caundle Brook as it carves a path through the heavy clay. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and woodsmoke, a fragrance that clings to the limestone walls of the few dwellings scattered across the parish. Time manifests in the texture of these limestone boundaries, where lichen has claimed the mortar in intricate, slow-growing maps of grey and ochre. Residents of The Borough move through these narrow lanes with an unremarked grace, as if the land itself dictates the rhythm of their daily passage.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Crouch Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 162° SSE
  • Garvey Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 013° NNE
  • Caundle Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 048° NE
  • Chapel W Of Manor Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 026° NNE
  • Lydlinch Common (Forest / Woodland) — 2.2 mi, 065° ENE
  • Holnest Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 241° WSW · 55 ha
  • River Lydden (River) — 2.4 mi, 089° E
  • Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 091° E · 296 ha
  • Hillfort And Later Strip Lynchets On Dungeon Hill, 500M North Of Castle Hill Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 190° S · 8 ha
  • Remains Of St Mary Magdalene'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 303° WNW
  • Sherborne Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.7 mi, 318° NW · 456 ha
  • Sherborne Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 316° NW
  • Ven House (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.2 mi, 345° NNW · 76 ha
  • The Grove Garden (Park) — 4.3 mi, 342° NNW
  • Pageant Gardens (Park) — 4.5 mi, 306° NW
  • Blackmore Vale (Valley) — 4.5 mi, 048° NE
  • Sherborne Steam & Waterwheel Centre (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 313° NW
  • Henley Hillbillies & Badger Watch (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 182° S
  • Sherborne Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 307° NW
  • Dunch Mouth (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.3 mi, 067° ENE
  • Sturminster Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 076° ENE
  • Cutt Mill (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 058° ENE
  • Daniel's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.0 mi, 330° NNW
  • Gartell Light Railway (Theme Park) — 6.3 mi, 010° N
  • Cerne Abbas Giant (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 198° SSW
  • Delcombe Woodlands (Forest / Woodland) — 6.8 mi, 128° SE
  • Cerne Abbas Giant Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 199° SSW
  • Bingham'S Melcombe (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 7.6 mi, 143° SE · 19 ha
  • Melbury Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 8.3 mi, 245° WSW · 611 ha
  • Stour Micro Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 044° NE

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About This The Borough Map Page

Explore The Borough, 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: 50.905639, -2.428656. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.