Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore The Common, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Common 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 The Common, 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 | The Common |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.898786 |
| Longitude | -2.302874 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Common draws its character from the quiet, low-lying fields that define this corner of the Blackmore Vale. It lies 1.9 miles south of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 177°T, OS grid ST 787 110), and is situated south of Broad Oak village. Ancient earthworks mark the high ground to the north, where the Hillfort On Banbury Hill keeps a silent watch over the verdant pastures. Darknoll Brook meanders through the landscape to the east, carving a path through the heavy clay soil that has long dictated the rhythm of local husbandry. The light here often hangs heavy and golden, catching the moisture that rises from the damp earth after a sudden Dorset rain. Walking the tracks around The Common, one senses the persistence of a pastoral life that has resisted the frantic pace of the modern world. Hedgerows thick with hawthorn and hazel delineate the boundaries of fields that have been tilled for generations. This quietude is the defining quality of The Common, where the land speaks only through the rustle of grass and the occasional cry of a circling buzzard.
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Explore The Common, 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: 50.898786, -2.302874. 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. |