Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Wigbeth, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wigbeth 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 Wigbeth, 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 | Wigbeth |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.862373 |
| Longitude | -1.934730 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Wigbeth emerges from the Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low-lying, damp earth of the surrounding fields. It lies 2.8 miles west-south-west of Verwood (from Verwood: bearing 241°T, OS grid SU 046 069), and is situated east-south-east of Horton village. The light here often clings to the horizon, catching the moisture in the air and casting a pale, silver sheen over the heavy, clay-rich soil. To the north-west, the open expanse of Haythorne Common offers a stark contrast to the enclosed, intimate lanes that define the character of Wigbeth. Ancient barrows rise like silent, earthen sentinels from the nearby ridges, marking a horizon that has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Beyond these mounds, the vast Holt Heath National Nature Reserve stretches out, a sprawling expanse of heather and gorse that dictates the wilder temperament of the local ecology. Wigbeth remains a place of deep stillness, where the wind carries the scent of damp bracken and the slow, rhythmic toil of the land persists without fanfare.
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Explore Wigbeth, 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: 50.862373, -1.934730. 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. |