Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Waterloo, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Waterloo 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.
| Place | Waterloo |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.746720 |
| Longitude | -1.992592 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Waterloo, a quiet corner of Dorset, offers a gentle repose from the wider bustle. It lies 3.2 km north-north-west of Poole (from Poole: bearing 344°T, OS grid SZ 006 941), and is situated east-north-east of Upton village. The air here often carries a soft, saline tang from the nearby coast, a subtle reminder of the sea's enduring presence. Fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the ever-shifting English sky, roll away towards the horizon, their hedgerows thick with hawthorn and elder. The houses of Waterloo, a pleasing mix of brick and rendered facades, often catch the afternoon sun, their windows gleaming like scattered jewels. A sense of calm pervades Waterloo, a quietude that seems to have settled deep into its foundations, like moss on ancient stone.
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Explore Waterloo, 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: 50.746720, -1.992592. 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 | June 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. |