Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Woolgarston, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woolgarston 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.
| Place | Woolgarston |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.632232 |
| Longitude | -2.020591 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Woolgarston, a quiet Dorset hamlet, rests upon the chalk downs. It lies 5.3 km west-north-west of Swanage (from Swanage: bearing 301°T, OS grid SY 986 813), and is situated north-north-east of Harman's Cross village. The land here, a gentle swell of green, often catches the morning sun in a pale, honeyed light, a soft benediction upon the scattered farms and cottages. Ancient tracks, worn by centuries of foot and hoof, whisper tales of journeys long past across this rolling terrain. The air, carrying the faint scent of gorse and damp earth, speaks of a timeless connection to the Dorset landscape. Woolgarston's quietude is a balm, a place where the hurried world seems to recede.
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Explore Woolgarston, 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: 50.632232, -2.020591. 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 | June 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. |