Over Compton Dorset Map
Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Over Compton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Over Compton 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 Over Compton, Dorset
How to Use This Over Compton, Dorset Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Over Compton, 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 Over Compton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Over Compton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.950890 |
| Longitude | -2.584015 |
| Place Type | Village |
About Over Compton
Over Compton rests in a fold of Dorset's rolling chalk downs, a place where the light seems to linger a moment longer before surrendering to dusk. It lies 3.6 km east-north-east of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 72°T, OS grid ST 590 169), and is situated west-south-west of Nether Compton village. The land here, a patchwork of ancient field systems, exhales the scent of damp earth and wild thyme, particularly after a summer shower. The quietude of Over Compton is broken only by the murmur of the River Yeo as it threads its way through the surrounding fields, its waters carrying whispers of distant journeys. The village itself, a scattering of honey-coloured stone cottages, seems to have grown organically from the very soil, each dwelling a quiet testament to generations of lives lived under the vast Dorset sky. A gentle dignity pervades the air, as if the very stones of the farmsteads and humble dwellings hold a deep, unspoken understanding of the seasons' slow, inexorable turn.
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About This Over Compton Map Page
Explore Over Compton, 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: 50.950890, -2.584015. 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. |
