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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West End, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of West End and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | West End |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.824987 |
| Longitude | -2.133631 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West End emerges from the quiet Dorset countryside as a cluster of habitations defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the chalk hills. It lies 2.6 miles 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. Sunlight here catches the flint-flecked walls of cottages, casting long, sharp shadows across the lanes that lead toward the ancient earthworks of Spettisbury Ring. This high ground watches over the valley with the weathered patience of a silent sentinel, its ramparts softening into the green contours of the landscape. To the east, the historic site of Tarrant Abbey leaves only ghosts in the soil, yet the land retains a heavy, fertile stillness that speaks of centuries of pastoral toil. West End remains tethered to this rhythm, where the air smells faintly of damp earth and the distant, cooling breath of the Stour. The horizon here is not jagged, but rolling, a series of muted curves that invite the eye to follow the slow transition of light across the fields. Each evening, the shadows lengthen with a deliberate grace, pulling the quietude of the downs down into the very heart of the dwellings.
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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 | 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. |