Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore West Woodsford, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Woodsford 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 Woodsford |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.711529 |
| Longitude | -2.346364 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Woodsford breathes a quiet, sun-warmed air, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 6.5 km east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 94°T, OS grid SY 756 902), and is situated south-west of Tincleton village. The hamlet unfolds along the gentle curve of a minor road, its houses often fronted by gardens bursting with a riot of late summer blooms, their colours softened by the diffused light that filters through the ancient oaks bordering the fields. A small, unassuming church, its stone weathered to a pleasing grey, stands as a silent sentinel, its spire a delicate punctuation mark against the vast expanse of the Dorset sky. The surrounding farmland, a patchwork of deep green and burnished gold, hums with the industrious buzz of insects, a subtle soundtrack to the enduring peace of West Woodsford.
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Explore West Woodsford, 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: 50.711529, -2.346364. 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. |