Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Sherborne, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sherborne 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 Sherborne, 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 | Sherborne |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.948242 |
| Longitude | -2.516038 |
| Place Type | Town |
Golden hamstone buildings define the architectural soul of Sherborne, their honeyed surfaces catching the fleeting Dorset light in a warm, perpetual glow. It lies 5.1 miles east of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 84°T, OS grid ST 638 166), and is situated south-west of Oborne village. The Yeo River meanders through a landscape once shaped by the ecclesiastical power of Saxon kings, who established a bishopric that anchored the region’s early development. Agriculture and high-end retail now anchor the local economy, drawing prosperity from the fertile pastures that have long sustained the surrounding countryside. Visitors often find the ruins of Sherborne Old Castle, where the fractured masonry speaks of civil strife and aristocratic ambition, still casting long, quiet shadows across the meadow. Sherborne Abbey serves as the spiritual heart of the place, its fan-vaulted ceiling rising like a stone forest above the hushed pews. Scholarly pursuits have long flourished here, most notably at Sherborne School, where the poet Cecil Day-Lewis and the mathematician Alan Turing walked the same ancient corridors. The annual Abbey Festival brings a vibrant cadence to the streets, filling the air with music that resonates against the weathered stones of The Conduit Cross. One might wander through the verdant stillness of the Pageant Gardens, where the scent of damp earth and clipped yew provides a brief reprieve from the bustle of the weekly markets. This legacy of intellectual and spiritual endurance ensures that the character of the site remains as resolute as the iron-rich soil upon which it stands.
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Explore Sherborne, 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: 50.948242, -2.516038. 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. |