Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Compton Abbas, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Compton Abbas 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 Compton Abbas, 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 | Compton Abbas |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.966583 |
| Longitude | -2.184663 |
| Place Type | Village |
Chalk ridges and ancient, rolling slopes define the horizon surrounding Compton Abbas, a place where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed limestone. It lies 2.8 miles south of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 171°T, OS grid ST 871 185), and is situated south-west of Melbury Abbas village. The parish occupies a significant portion of the Fontmell and Melbury Downs SSSI, where the turf grows short and resilient against the persistent winds of the Dorset plateau. To the south-west, the rise of Elbury Hill commands a silent watch over the fields, its silhouette a constant, darkened geometry against the moving clouds. A short distance to the east, the weathered, moss-dusted stones of the remains of St Mary’s Church offer a quiet meditation on the passage of centuries. Compton Abbas holds an atmosphere of profound stillness, broken only by the sudden, rhythmic engine hum of the nearby airfield or the distant call of a circling buzzard. Beneath the surface of the land, the soil drains quickly through the porous rock, keeping the pastures bright and the pathways firm even after the heaviest rains. This geography dictates a life lived in sympathy with the seasons, where the light shifts across the hillsides with a clarity that renders every hawthorn hedge and drystone wall in high relief.
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Explore Compton Abbas, 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: 50.966583, -2.184663. 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 | September 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. |