Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Ulwell, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ulwell 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 Ulwell, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Ulwell and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Ulwell |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.627437 |
| Longitude | -1.970286 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Limestone ridges and the soft, salt-stung air of the Dorset coast define the character of Ulwell. It lies 1.5 miles north-north-west of Swanage (from Swanage: bearing 335°T, OS grid SZ 021 808), and is situated west-south-west of Glebeland Estate village. Beneath the expansive, pale sky, the land rises into the Purbeck Ridge (East) SSSI, where the chalky earth anchors the sparse, resilient grasses of the downs. Ancient shadows lengthen across the turf near the Ulwell Barrow 400M N Of Sheperds Farm, a silent marker of human presence reaching back across the centuries. The light here possesses a crystalline quality, sharpening the edges of the dry stone walls that partition the fields into a rhythmic, geometric pattern. To the south, the Washpond Natural Greenspace offers a quiet refuge where water collects in the hollows, reflecting the shifting clouds above. Ulwell remains a place where the geology of the Purbeck Hills dictates the pace of the day, grounding the spirit in the quiet gravity of the earth.
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Explore Ulwell, 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: 50.627437, -1.970286. 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. |