Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Maiden Newton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Maiden Newton 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.
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| Place | Maiden Newton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.777497 |
| Longitude | -2.572775 |
| Place Type | Village |
Maiden Newton anchors the floor of the Frome Valley, where the convergence of chalk streams creates a landscape defined by fluid movement and persistent moisture. It lies 7.3 miles north-west of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 306°T, OS grid SY 597 977), and is situated east of Tollerford village. The architecture of Maiden Newton draws its character from local limestone, which catches the low, pale light of the Dorset sun to cast long shadows across the limestone masonry of St Mary’s Church. A short distance away, the Medieval Standing Cross stands as a quiet witness to the centuries, its worn stone surface mirroring the slow, deliberate pace of the surrounding countryside. Beyond the immediate cluster of houses, the terrain rises toward the slopes of Fore Hill, where the land holds the faint, lingering imprints of ancient agricultural earthworks. The nearby Hog Cliff SSSI provides a sanctuary for rare flora and insects, thriving in the undisturbed chalk downland that defines the local ecology. Life in Maiden Newton follows the quiet pulse of the River Frome, which meanders through the meadows with a steady, cooling influence on the summer air. These elements combine to give the surroundings a grounded, enduring quality, where the weight of the past sits comfortably against the demands of the present.
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Explore Maiden Newton, 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: 50.777497, -2.572775. 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. |