Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore West Bexington, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Bexington 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 West Bexington, 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 | West Bexington |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.679547 |
| Longitude | -2.661287 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Bexington commands a narrow strip of the Jurassic Coast where the heavy salt air meets the unyielding pebble banks of Chesil Beach. It lies 5.7 miles south-east of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 131°T, OS grid SY 533 868), and is situated south-south-east of Swyre village. The light here possesses a peculiar, metallic clarity, often catching the surface of West Bexington Pond as it mirrors the shifting moods of the English Channel. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the land rises sharply toward the ancient earthworks of The Knoll, where the silence is broken only by the thin, high whistle of wind through wiry grasses. These heights offer a vantage point over a landscape that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic pace of modern expansion. Farmers continue to work the stubborn, chalky soil in the shadow of historical barrows, maintaining a quiet continuity that predates modern record. The horizon is dominated by the looming form of Abbotsbury Castle, a reminder of a defensive past that once kept watch over these same grey, restless waters. West Bexington persists as a place of stark, elemental beauty, defined more by the tides and the shifting shingle than by the reach of any nearby town.
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Explore West Bexington, 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: 50.679547, -2.661287. 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. |