Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Wallisdown, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wallisdown 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 Wallisdown, 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 | Wallisdown |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.748763 |
| Longitude | -1.922598 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Wallisdown reflects a pragmatic, evolving character shaped by the intersection of suburban expansion and the enduring remnants of the Dorset heathland. It lies 2.8 miles north-west of Bournemouth (from Bournemouth: bearing 314°T, OS grid SZ 055 943), and is situated south of Bearwood village. Much of the ground occupied by Wallisdown rests upon the delicate, sandy soils of the Bourne Valley SSSI, a landscape where the light catches the gorse and heather in a way that softens the edges of the nearby modern thoroughfares. The rhythm of daily life here is punctuated by the presence of students and academics moving toward the nearby university campuses, lending an intellectual hum to the streets. Beyond the tarmac and housing, the open expanse of Turbary Common offers a quiet sanctuary, its pathways tracing the ancient, rugged contours of the earth. These wilder fringes allow the horizon to remain surprisingly wide, despite the density of the residential blocks. Wallisdown retains a sense of being caught between the industrious momentum of the coast and the hushed, slow-growing permanence of the surrounding heaths. Even as the architecture shifts toward the contemporary, the persistent damp of the valley floor reminds observers that the land beneath the concrete is a living, breathing entity.
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Explore Wallisdown, 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: 50.748763, -1.922598. 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. |