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Wonston Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

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

How to Use This Wonston, Dorset Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wonston, 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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PlaceWonston
Traditional CountyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.871605
Longitude-2.364490
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Wonston

Wonston catches the low, pale Dorset light that spills across the fields, illuminating the quiet lanes where the hedges grow dense and tangled. It lies 4.6 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 214°T, OS grid ST 744 080), and is situated south of Hazelbury Bryan village. The land rises firmly to the west, where the modest rise of Pleck Hill offers a vantage point over the patchwork of pasture and woodland. A traveller wandering the outskirts of Wonston might observe how the earth here keeps a stubborn, clay-heavy memory of the rains. To the south-east, the distinct, ancient earthworks of Rawlsbury Camp loom on the horizon, reminding the modern eye of a time when the summits were the primary masters of the landscape. The atmosphere around Wonston remains defined by the slow turnover of seasons and the persistent, quiet labour of the local farms. Even as the wind whistles over the exposed ridges, the sheltered lower meadows maintain a stillness that seems to have lingered for centuries. This corner of the county possesses a singular, unvarnished character that rewards those who prefer the subtle textures of the countryside over grander spectacles.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pleck Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 295° WNW
  • White Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 133° SE
  • Skinners Bottom (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 144° SE
  • Small Multivallate Hillfort Called Rawlsbury Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 134° SE · 5 ha
  • Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 352° N · 296 ha
  • River Divelish (River) — 2.3 mi, 094° E
  • River Lydden (River) — 2.4 mi, 351° N
  • Bul Barrow, 750M East Of Rawlsbury Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 127° SE
  • Site Of Roman Villa Nne Of Fifehead Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 043° NE · 2 ha
  • Delcombe Woodlands (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 125° SE
  • Lydlinch Common (Forest / Woodland) — 3.4 mi, 347° NNW
  • Henley Hillbillies & Badger Watch (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 232° SW
  • Lyscombe And Highdon Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 179° S · 83 ha
  • Bingham'S Melcombe (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.1 mi, 154° SSE · 19 ha
  • Sturminster Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 035° NE
  • The Railway Gardens (Park) — 4.6 mi, 035° NE
  • Milton Abbey (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.8 mi, 140° SE · 547 ha
  • Dunch Mouth (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.9 mi, 025° NNE
  • The Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 141° SE
  • Minterne House (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.6 mi, 245° WSW · 86 ha
  • Cutt Mill (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 020° NNE
  • Stalbridge Nature Reserve (Park) — 5.9 mi, 359° N
  • Cerne Abbas Giant (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 230° SW
  • Great Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.4 mi, 240° WSW
  • Cerne Abbas Giant Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 231° SW
  • Hambledon Hill (National Nature Reserve) — 6.9 mi, 068° ENE · 74 ha
  • Sherborne Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 7.3 mi, 314° NW · 456 ha
  • Sherborne Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 7.6 mi, 313° NW
  • The Coade Theatre (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 092° E
  • Sherborne Steam & Waterwheel Centre (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 312° NW

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About This Wonston Map Page

Explore Wonston, 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: 50.871605, -2.364490. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.