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Upwey Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

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Place	Upwey
Traditional County	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.661922
Longitude	-2.474762
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Upwey

Upwey reveals its character through the cool, limestone-filtered waters of the River Wey that rise from a local spring to carve a path through the chalky Dorset earth. It lies 2.9 miles north-north-east of Chickerell (from Chickerell: bearing 25°T, OS grid SY 665 848), and is situated north-east of Buckland Ripers village. High above the rooftops, the ancient silhouette of Ridgeway Hill commands the horizon, serving as a silent sentinel over the valley floor where the morning light catches the dew on low-lying meadows. The landscape bears the marks of deep time, with the windswept slopes near the Upwey Quarries and Bincombe Down SSSI offering a stark, rugged contrast to the sheltered gardens below. Residents often walk the paths where the ghosts of antiquity linger, tracing the ridges that hold the silent weight of prehistoric earthworks. The air here carries a crisp, mineral sharpness, particularly when the breeze drifts down from the open heights toward the hidden, verdant pockets of the valley. Stone walls, weathered to a soft grey by centuries of salt-laden air, define the boundaries of properties that have watched the seasons turn for generations. Upwey maintains a quiet dignity, grounded in the geology of the chalk downs and the persistent, life-giving flow of its subterranean springs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bayard Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 026° NNE
Two Bowl Barrows Immediately South Of Bayard Dairy (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 355° N
Cross-Ridge Dyke On Windsbatch (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 286° WNW
Ridgeway Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 036° NE
Pucksey Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 196° SSW
Upwey Quarries And Bincombe Down Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 063° ENE · 6 ha
Combe Bottom (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 105° ESE
Group Of Round Barrows W Of Ridgeway Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 018° NNE
Mill Leat (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 168° SSE
Littlemoor Stream (River) — 1.0 mi, 146° SE
Jurassic Stones (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 135° SE
Lorton Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 156° SSE · 21 ha
Lodmoor Country Park (Park) — 2.6 mi, 148° SSE
Tumulus (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 304° NW
Radipole Park Gardens (Park) — 2.8 mi, 167° SSE
Leisure Ranch Go Karts (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 154° SSE
Sealife Centre (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.8 mi, 152° SSE
Seahorses (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 152° SSE
Turtles (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 151° SSE
Saltmarsh Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 147° SSE
Leisure Ranch (Theme Park) — 2.8 mi, 154° SSE
Sandworld (Theme Park) — 2.8 mi, 153° SSE
Seals (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 151° SSE
Overcombe Beach (Beach) — 2.9 mi, 142° SE
Victoria's Statue (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 161° SSE
View to Osmington White Horse (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 108° ESE
Broadrock (Wetland) — 3.4 mi, 125° SE
The Swannery (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 167° SSE
Redcliff Point (Wetland) — 3.6 mi, 124° SE
King's Statue (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 165° SSE

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