Merritown Dorset Map
Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Merritown, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Merritown 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.
Interactive Map of Merritown, Dorset
How to Use This Merritown, Dorset Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Merritown, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Merritown and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Merritown |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.773610 |
| Longitude | -1.842543 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
About Merritown
Merritown breathes a quiet existence in Dorset's pastoral embrace. It lies 4.5 km south-east of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 133°T, OS grid SZ 111 971), and is situated west of Hurn village. The land here, a gentle rise and fall of chalk downland, catches the afternoon sun in hues of pale gold, a subtle illumination that seems to linger on the weathered brickwork of its scattered cottages. A faint, earthy scent, perhaps from the surrounding fields of arable crops, drifts on the breeze, a reminder of Merritown's agricultural roots. There is no grand church spire or bustling market square to mark its centre, but rather a diffusion of homes, a quiet scattering that speaks of a life lived at a considered pace. Even the hedgerows, dense with hawthorn and dog rose, seem to hold a certain patient beauty, a subtle testament to the slow, enduring work of nature and the hands that have shaped this corner of England.
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About This Merritown Map Page
Explore Merritown, 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: 50.773610, -1.842543. 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. |
