(Hamlet near Farnham)
Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore New Town, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the New Town 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 New Town, 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 | New Town |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.940539 |
| Longitude | -2.073047 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
New Town occupies a quiet fold in the chalk landscape of Dorset, where the horizon remains defined by the slow, deliberate movements of the wind. It lies 7.0 miles south-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 130°T, OS grid ST 949 156), and is situated west-north-west of Farnham village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the flint-strewn paths and casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly against the rolling expanse. Visitors often find that the stillness of the air carries the faint, earthen scent of the surrounding Cranborne Chase SSSI, a vast ecological expanse that dictates the rhythm of the seasons. To the north, the elevation rises toward the historic reaches of Rushmore Park, where the scale of the landscape hums with the silence of centuries. New Town remains a modest collection of structures that appear to have emerged from the soil rather than having been imposed upon it. The nearby Farnham Woods cast a dark, verdant boundary against the western sky, providing a dense contrast to the open fields that define the local geography. Every lane and hedgerow suggests a profound endurance, reflecting a life governed more by the slow turning of the seasons than by the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Explore New Town, 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: 50.940539, -2.073047. 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. |