Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Portesham, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Portesham 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 Portesham, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Portesham and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Portesham |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.670212 |
| Longitude | -2.563982 |
| Place Type | Village |
Portesham reveals its character through a collection of honey-coloured limestone cottages that catch the low, slanted light of the Dorset sun. It lies 4.1 miles north-west of Chickerell (from Chickerell: bearing 320°T, OS grid SY 602 857), and is situated east-north-east of Abbotsbury village. The terrain rises sharply to the north, where the rugged height of Portesham Hill provides a natural rampart against the prevailing winds. Ancient markers define the surrounding slopes, including the nearby Helstone Burial Chamber, where silent monoliths stand as reminders of a prehistoric presence upon the chalk downland. The architecture remains grounded in the local geology, with walls built from the very stone that defines the ridgelines above. Further up the landscape, the Hardy Monument marks the distant horizon, acting as a stone sentinel that watches over the quiet agricultural rhythms of the valley. Portesham holds a distinct stillness, where the modern pace of life yields to the enduring weight of the surrounding hills.
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Explore Portesham, 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: 50.670212, -2.563982. 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. |