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Whitecross Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

Explore Whitecross, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whitecross 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.

Interactive Map of Whitecross, Dorset

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Whitecross, 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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Place	Whitecross
Traditional County	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.792128
Longitude	-2.758741
Place Type	Hamlet

About Whitecross

Whitecross emerges from the Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the patient agricultural rhythms of the surrounding West Country. It lies 1.5 miles south-west of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 216°T, OS grid SY 466 994), and is situated west-north-west of Netherbury village. The terrain here reveals itself in subtle folds, where the light catches the limestone facades with a clarity that renders the horizon unusually sharp. To the north-east, the waters of Stoke Water trace a cool, meandering path through the fields, providing a constant, low-frequency hum to the rural backdrop. Further south-west, the ancient earthwork of the Bowl Barrow 230M North East Of Great Strode House commands the high ground, a silent witness to the generations who have traversed these slopes. Whitecross remains tethered to this topography, where the damp, fertile soil supports a tradition of husbandry that has persisted for centuries. The air carries an earthy, uncomplicated scent, devoid of the industrial clamour that defines the larger ports and manufacturing centres of the coast. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual shifting of shadows across the lane and the seasonal transformation of the nearby hedgerows.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stoke Water (River) — 0.4 mi, 050° NE
Bowl Barrow 230M North East Of Great Strode House (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 233° SW
Luccombe Covert (Forest / Woodland) — 0.7 mi, 246° WSW
Parnham House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.8 mi, 051° NE · 44 ha
Stokewater Meadow Donkey Walking Days (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 356° N
Furleigh Estate Wine Tours (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 220° SW
Gerrard's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 343° NNW
North Warren Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 086° E
River Brit (River) — 1.3 mi, 044° NE
Robinson Memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 036° NE
Beaminster Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 041° NE
Roman Fort On Waddon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 321° NW · 2 ha
Horn Park Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 343° NNW · 3 ha
The Green (Park) — 1.8 mi, 042° NE
Beaminster Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.9 mi, 042° NE · 27 ha
Whatley Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 032° NNE
Lewesdon Hillfort, 525M North East Of Brimbley Coombe Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 301° WNW · 2 ha
Mapperton House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.4 mi, 089° E · 23 ha
Conegar Road Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 321° NW
Mangerton Mill (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 147° SSE
Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 147° SSE
Mill Leat (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 145° SE
Beaminster Bottom (Valley) — 3.4 mi, 044° NE
Hooke Park (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 093° E
Flaxhayes Playing Field (Park) — 3.7 mi, 180° S
Colmer’s Hill (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 203° SSW
The Lyric Theatre (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 178° S
Bridport Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 180° S
Electric Palace (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 179° S
Wytherston Marsh (Wetland) — 4.8 mi, 098° E

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