Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore West Stour, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Stour 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 Stour, 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 Stour and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | West Stour |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.002832 |
| Longitude | -2.307970 |
| Place Type | Village |
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.
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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.
| 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. |