Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Turbary Common, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Turbary 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 Turbary 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 | Turbary Common |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.752999 |
| Longitude | -1.910897 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Turbary Common reveals itself as a sprawling tapestry of lowland heath, where the acidic soil supports a resilient, silver-flecked landscape of heather and gorse. It lies 2.7 miles north-west of Bournemouth (from Bournemouth: bearing 326°T, OS grid SZ 063 948), and is situated south-south-east of Bearwood village. Within the wider expanse of the Turbary And Kinson Commons Sssi, the terrain rises and falls with a quiet, stubborn indifference to the encroaching suburban sprawl. Thin paths cut through the scrub, leading the occasional wanderer toward the damp, secluded basins that define this protected habitat. To the east, the geography shifts toward the greener, more sheltered slopes of Fernheath Valley, where the light seems to catch the bracken in sudden, sharp flashes of copper. The preservation of Turbary Common ensures that the rare sand lizard and smooth snake find a sanctuary amidst the hum of modern life. Beneath the pale, wide sky of Dorset, the land retains a wild, unmanicured character that refuses to be tamed by the suburban borders tightening around its edges.
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Explore Turbary 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: 50.752999, -1.910897. 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. |