Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore West Holme, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Holme 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 Holme, 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 Holme and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | West Holme |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.670044 |
| Longitude | -2.167703 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Holme maintains a quiet, sequestered existence within the wild, open expanses of the Dorset countryside. It lies 2.8 miles west-south-west of Wareham (from Wareham: bearing 246°T, OS grid SY 882 856), and is situated south-south-east of Binnegar village. The land here carries a heavy, ancient stillness, as the hamlet sits directly within the Povington And Grange Heaths SSSI, where the earth is covered in heather and resilient, low-growing scrub. Sunlight catches the sandy paths that cut through this terrain, illuminating the subtle rise of the ground toward the horizon. To the south, the presence of the Round Barrow Cemetery On West Holme Heath offers a silent reminder of those who walked these ridges centuries ago. West Holme feels defined by this vast, exposed sky, which presses down upon the fields and gives the landscape a stark, unadorned clarity. The air holds a sharp, clean quality, untainted by the clamour of larger towns, leaving only the sound of the wind moving across the heath. This is a place where the geography dictates the pace of life, demanding a patient observation of the seasons as they turn over the open moor.
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Explore West Holme, 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: 50.670044, -2.167703. 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. |