Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore West Hurn, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Hurn 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 Hurn, 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 Hurn |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.771173 |
| Longitude | -1.835901 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Hurn preserves a modest, quiet character amidst the shifting horizons of the Dorset landscape. It lies 3.2 miles south-east of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 131°T, OS grid SZ 116 968), and is situated west of Hurn village. Flat, alluvial fields define the geography here, where the light often catches the damp, silvered grasses with a clarity that renders the horizon thin and sharp. To the north-west, the Bournemouth Aviation Museum offers a stark, mechanical contrast to the pastoral silence that otherwise holds sway over the low-lying meadows. The nearby Leaden Stour moves with a deliberate, heavy grace, its waters curling through the earth as if searching for a deeper path toward the coast. Ancient earthworks, such as the barrows dotting the elevated ground towards Quomp Copse, remind the observer that this soil has long supported the quiet passage of human lives. West Hurn retains this sense of persistence, where the modern hum of nearby transit routes never quite eclipses the ancient, steady pulse of the river. The air here carries a distinct, sharp salt-breath, a lingering reminder of the proximity to the sea that shapes the temper of the local flora. Each season reveals the terrain’s subtle shifts, from the pale, brittle frost of winter mornings to the heavy, golden warmth that settles upon the fields in July.
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Explore West Hurn, 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: 50.771173, -1.835901. 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. |