Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Worth Matravers, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Worth Matravers 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 | Worth Matravers |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.596238 |
| Longitude | -2.039592 |
| Place Type | Village |
Worth Matravers, a Dorset jewel, whispers tales of the Purbeck hills and the ancient coast. It lies 6.0 km west-south-west of Swanage (from Swanage: bearing 257°T, OS grid SY 972 773), and is situated south-west of Acton village. The village green, a generous expanse of emerald, often catches the soft, diffused light that filters through the sea mist, lending it a quiet, almost ethereal glow. Its stone cottages, built from the very earth they stand upon, seem to have grown organically from the landscape, their thick walls a testament to generations of hardy inhabitants. The air here carries the faint, salty tang of the nearby Jurassic coast, a constant reminder of the powerful forces that shaped this region. Once a place of agricultural toil and quarrying, Worth Matravers now offers a peaceful sanctuary, its ancient church a stoic guardian of its enduring spirit.
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Explore Worth Matravers, 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: 50.596238, -2.039592. 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. |