Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Woolcombe, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woolcombe 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 Woolcombe, 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 | Woolcombe |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.846307 |
| Longitude | -2.565805 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Woolcombe emerges from the Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of stone and earth, defined by the steady patience of the West Country. It lies 7.2 miles south-south-east of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 156°T, OS grid ST 602 053), and is situated south of Chetnole village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate grace, where the slopes of Bubb Down Hill cast long, cooling shadows across the pastures as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. Beneath this incline, the stillness of Spring Pond mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a glassy anchor to the surrounding fields. Woolcombe maintains a sparse, agrarian character, where the wind carries the scent of damp limestone and turned soil rather than the clamour of modern industry. To the southeast, the expansive rise of Batcombe Hill commands the horizon, asserting a rugged permanence that has looked down upon these lanes for centuries. The light here possesses a singular, pale clarity, illuminating the texture of the lichen-crusted walls that partition the land into irregular, ancient shapes. Through every season, Woolcombe holds its ground with a modest, unyielding dignity, indifferent to the hurried pace of the world beyond its borders.
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Explore Woolcombe, 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: 50.846307, -2.565805. 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. |