Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore West Chaldon, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Chaldon 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 | West Chaldon |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.644423 |
| Longitude | -2.315307 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Chaldon rests quietly, a small collection of dwellings against the broad Dorset sky. It lies 10.7 km east-north-east of Weymouth (from Weymouth: bearing 67°T, OS grid SY 778 827), and is situated west-south-west of Chaldon Herring village. The air here often carries the faint, clean scent of chalk downs, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered stone of the cottages. Fields, divided by ancient hedgerows, stretch towards the distant, shimmering sea, their contours softened by the long, late afternoon light. The land itself feels ancient, a gentle rise and fall that has shaped lives for generations, offering a quiet, enduring beauty.
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Explore West Chaldon, 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: 50.644423, -2.315307. 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. |