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Twyford Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

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

How to Use This Twyford, Dorset Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Twyford, 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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PlaceTwyford
Traditional CountyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.964701
Longitude-2.207995
Place TypeHamlet

About Twyford

Twyford remains a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the chalky limestone ridges that define this stretch of the Dorset landscape. It lies 2.9 miles south of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 191°T, OS grid ST 854 183), and is situated west of Compton Abbas village. The land rises sharply to the east, where the slopes of Elbury Hill catch the morning light and cast long, cooling shadows across the lower fields. Waters from Collyer's Brook move with a persistent, low murmur through the nearby pastures, carving a path through the earth that has remained largely unchanged for generations. Twyford keeps the rhythms of the seasons in its windows, reflecting a landscape that is less about human ambition and more about the slow, steady movement of the clouds over the high chalk downland. The air here holds a crisp, clean quality that distinguishes it from the heavier atmosphere of the lower vales. Those who reside in Twyford look out upon a horizon where the ancient contours of the land provide a constant, grounding perspective. It is a place where the work of the fields dictates the time of day, and the silence of the surrounding hills offers a rare, unbroken peace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Elbury Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 107° ESE
  • Pen Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 191° S
  • Collyer's Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 138° SE
  • St Mary'S Church, Remains Of, East Compton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 080° E
  • Melbury Beacon And Circular Enclosure On Melbury Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 056° NE · 1 ha
  • Cross Dyke And Linear Boundary On Melbury Hill And Compton Down (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 062° ENE · 4 ha
  • Longcombe Bottom (Valley) — 1.9 mi, 105° ESE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 037° NE
  • Sutton Combe Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 139° SE · 17 ha
  • Fontmell Brook (River) — 2.2 mi, 213° SSW
  • Fontmell And Melbury Downs Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 088° E · 263 ha
  • Rolt Millennium Green (Park) — 2.5 mi, 008° N
  • Breach Common (Park) — 2.6 mi, 360° N
  • Iwerne Minster Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 163° SSE
  • Shaftsbury Abbey Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 008° N
  • Melbury Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 072° ENE
  • Gold Hill Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 010° N
  • Latchmore Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 356° N
  • Stoate's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 355° N
  • Ashmore Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 116° ESE
  • Ranston (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.1 mi, 171° S · 63 ha
  • Stour Micro Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 297° WNW
  • Shute House Gardens (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.8 mi, 040° NE · 6 ha
  • Sturminster Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 237° WSW
  • Cutt Mill (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 257° WSW
  • Britmore Bog (Wetland) — 5.2 mi, 033° NNE
  • Larmer Tree Gardens (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 099° E
  • Larmer Tree Grounds (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.6 mi, 100° E · 5 ha
  • Gillingham Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 329° NNW
  • Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 6.6 mi, 066° ENE · 986 ha

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About This Twyford Map Page

Explore Twyford, 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: 50.964701, -2.207995. 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.