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.
| 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 rests in the gentle embrace of Dorset's landscapes, a quiet constellation of dwellings. It lies 5.1 km south-east of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 131°T, OS grid SZ 116 968), and is situated west of Hurn village. The air here often carries the faint, sweet perfume of ripening hedgerows, a subtle testament to the fertile earth that cradles West Hurn. Fields unfurl around the hamlet like soft, green carpets, intersected by ancient hedgerows that whisper tales of bygone seasons. The dappled light filtering through the leaves of mature trees casts fleeting, dancing patterns upon the lanes, imbuing the scene with a serene, almost dreamlike quality. Here, the pace of life seems to align with the slow, steady turning of the agricultural year, a quiet counterpoint to the world beyond.
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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 | 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. |