Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore West End, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West End 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 End |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.824987 |
| Longitude | -2.133631 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West End rests quietly in the Dorset countryside, a place where the sky seems to hold a particular shade of pale blue. It lies 4.2 km south-south-east of Blandford Forum (from Blandford Forum: bearing 148°T, OS grid ST 906 028), and is situated south-south-east of Charlton Marshall village. The hamlet is embraced by rolling chalk downs, their slopes a patchwork of ancient fields that have seen countless seasons turn, their greens and golds shifting subtly with the passing hours. Here, the air carries the faintest scent of damp earth and wild hedgerows, a perfume as old as the land itself. Though small, West End possesses a gentle presence, a quietude that invites reflection, much like the muted tones of a watercolour painting. The surrounding landscape, a gentle swell and dip of terrain, offers a sense of calm, a place where time feels measured not by clocks, but by the slow drift of clouds across the vast, open sky.
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Explore West End, 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: 50.824987, -2.133631. 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. |