Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Winyard's Gap, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Winyard's Gap 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 Winyard's Gap, 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 | Winyard's Gap |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.852743 |
| Longitude | -2.724095 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Winyard's Gap commands a high, windswept ridge where the horizon dissolves into the soft, bruised colours of the Dorset sky. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 12°T, OS grid ST 491 061), and is situated north-north-east of Chedington village. The wind here carries a persistent, scouring energy, moving across the open plateau with a clarity that renders the distant trees distinct and sharp. To the north-north-east, the dense canopy of Chedington Woods gathers like a dark, gathering silence against the slope. Travellers passing through Winyard's Gap often pause to observe how the light catches the limestone outcrops, revealing a geology that feels older and more indifferent than the surrounding fields. A short distance away, the quiet waters of the Rakespit Lakes mirror the fleeting movements of clouds, providing a brief, reflective stillness in the landscape. This vantage point acts as a natural threshold between the valleys, holding a quiet authority over the routes that cross the high ground. The air remains thin and bracing, stripped of the heavy humidity found in the lower, sheltered hollows.
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Explore Winyard's Gap, 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: 50.852743, -2.724095. 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. |