Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore West Melbury, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Melbury 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 Melbury |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.981997 |
| Longitude | -2.184340 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Melbury rests within the gentle embrace of Dorset's rolling countryside. It lies 2.8 km south-south-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 164°T, OS grid ST 871 203), and is situated south of Cann village. The hamlet breathes a quiet air, its scattered cottages often catching the soft, diffused light that filters through the surrounding ancient woodlands, lending a sense of timelessness to the landscape. A narrow, winding lane, worn smooth by generations of passage, meanders through the small cluster of homes, hinting at the unhurried pace of life that has long characterised West Melbury. The distant murmur of the River Stour, though unseen, lends a subtle coolness to the air, a constant, gentle presence in this tranquil corner of England.
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Explore West Melbury, 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: 50.981997, -2.184340. 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. |