Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Rockley Sands, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rockley Sands 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 Rockley Sands, 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 | Rockley Sands |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.719514 |
| Longitude | -2.028973 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rockley Sands, a quiet suburb of Dorset, hums with a gentle suburban rhythm, a place where the land meets the sea's breath. It lies 3.5 km west of Poole (from Poole: bearing 271°T, OS grid SY 980 910), and is situated south of Upton village. The light here often has a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through a fine mist that hangs perpetually over the nearby waters, lending a certain tender hue to the neat rows of houses. Though not a place of grand historical pronouncements, Rockley Sands carries the quiet dignity of a settled place, where the echoes of families and their everyday lives seem to linger in the air, much like the scent of honeysuckle on a warm evening. The broad avenues, lined with mature trees, suggest a thoughtfully planned development, a careful shaping of the landscape for pleasant habitation. The proximity to Poole grants its residents access to a larger urban pulse, yet Rockley Sands retains its own peaceful character, a pocket of calm where the wider world feels a little further away.
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Explore Rockley Sands, 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: 50.719514, -2.028973. 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. |