West Stour Dorset Map

About West Stour

The gentle curve of the River Stour whispers through West Stour. It lies 4.5 km south-south-west of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 211°T, OS grid ST 784 226), and is situated north-north-east of Fifehead Magdalen village. Here, the land exhales a breath of ancient husbandry, where fields stretch out like faded tapestries under a sky that often holds the soft, diffused light of the South West. The village itself, a collection of stone and thatch, seems to have grown organically from the earth, its lanes winding with the unhurried grace of the water that gives it its name. A quietude pervades West Stour, a sense of enduring peace that settles upon the weathered stones of its older dwellings. The air, when the wind is still, carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening grain.

About This West Stour Map Page

Explore West Stour, 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: 51.002832, -2.307970. 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.