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Pleck Dorset Map

(Hamlet near Frome St Quintin)

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

Explore Pleck, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pleck 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 Pleck, Dorset

How to Use This Pleck, Dorset Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pleck, 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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PlacePleck
Traditional CountyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.841908
Longitude-2.545300
Place TypeHamlet

About Pleck

Pleck reveals itself through the quiet, rolling contours of the Dorset landscape, where the earth holds the memory of ancient chalk ridges. It lies 7.5 miles south of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 190°T, OS grid ST 617 048), and is situated north-east of Frome St Quintin village. The light here has a particular clarity, catching the pale, weathered stone of the surrounding pastures that define the character of the land. Pleck occupies a portion of the Batcombe Down Sssi, where the high, wind-brushed grasses offer a wide perspective over the hidden valleys of the county. To the south-south-west, the rise of Batcombe Hill commands the horizon, acting as a silent guardian over the low-lying fields. The air remains sharp and unburdened by the clamour of busier tracks, preserving a stillness that seems to belong to another century. Beneath the wide, open sky, the soil supports a resilient agriculture that has long shaped the rhythms of life for those who work these slopes. Every path near the hamlet suggests a patient history, marked by the presence of nearby earthworks that crown the high ground like forgotten sentinels.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Batcombe Down Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 18 ha
  • Batcombe Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 202° SSW
  • West Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 202° SSW
  • Bowl Barrow On Batcombe Down 450M South West Of The Friary Of St Francis (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 124° SE
  • Spring Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 255° WSW
  • Cross And Hand Wayside Cross 670M South Of The Friary Of St Francis (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 125° SE
  • Bowl Barrow 650M South Of The Friary Of St Francis (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 124° SE
  • Fisher's Bottom (Valley) — 1.8 mi, 173° S
  • Frome St. Quintin Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 251° WSW · 33 ha
  • Lucerne Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 289° WNW
  • Melbury Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 282° WNW
  • Chantmarle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.5 mi, 224° SW · 6 ha
  • The Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 266° W
  • Minterne House (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 098° E · 86 ha
  • Cerne Abbas Giant Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 125° SE
  • Kettle Bridge Picnic Site (Park) — 3.6 mi, 126° SE
  • Cerne Abbas Giant (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 122° ESE
  • Red Post (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 262° W
  • Henley Hillbillies & Badger Watch (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 094° E
  • Wriggle River (River) — 5.2 mi, 342° NNW
  • River Hooke (River) — 5.3 mi, 211° SSW
  • Kingcombe (National Nature Reserve) — 5.9 mi, 226° SW · 310 ha
  • Wytherston Marsh (Wetland) — 6.2 mi, 228° SW
  • Coker Marsh (Wetland) — 6.2 mi, 314° NW
  • Barwick Obelisk (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 324° NW
  • Tibbs Hollow Picnic Site (Park) — 6.5 mi, 178° S
  • Jack the Treacle Eater (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 330° NNW
  • Hooke Park (Forest / Woodland) — 6.8 mi, 238° WSW
  • Barwick Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 6.9 mi, 329° NNW · 63 ha
  • Powerstock Common (Forest / Woodland) — 7.0 mi, 223° SW

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About This Pleck Map Page

Explore Pleck, 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: 50.841908, -2.545300. 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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.