Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Baxter's Rise, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Baxter's Rise 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 Baxter's Rise, 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 | Baxter's Rise |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.692106 |
| Longitude | -2.349081 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Baxter's Rise, a quiet corner of Dorset, unfolds its gentle landscape with a subtle grace. It lies 6.8 km east-south-east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 112°T, OS grid SY 754 881), and is situated west of Crossways village. The land here possesses a particular quality of light, a soft diffusion that seems to lend an almost pearlescent sheen to the chalky soil and the scattered copses of oak. Though not a place of grand pronouncements or ancient fortifications, its history is etched in the patterns of its fields, a testament to generations who have worked this earth. The air, particularly on mornings after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp soil and distant farmland, a fragrance that speaks of continuity rather than dramatic change. The scatter of houses that comprise Baxter's Rise holds a certain quiet dignity, their stone walls warmed by the afternoon sun.
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Explore Baxter's Rise, 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: 50.692106, -2.349081. 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. |