West Compton Dorset Map
Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore West Compton, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West 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 West Compton, Dorset
How to Use This West Compton, Dorset Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West 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 West Compton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | West Compton |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.747115 |
| Longitude | -2.621148 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
About West Compton
West Compton sleeps soundly in the Dorset countryside, a quiet collection of stone and thatch. It lies 9.8 km east of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 81°T, OS grid SY 562 943), and is situated south of Toller Porcorum village. The hamlet’s houses huddle together against the broad sweep of the land, their grey stone walls catching the pale afternoon sun in a way that softens every edge. A scattering of ancient trees, their branches gnarled like old hands, stand sentinel over fields that have yielded their bounty for generations. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, a perfume that speaks of continuity. There is a palpable sense of quietude, a gentle stillness that has settled over West Compton like a fine dust, undisturbed by the hurried pulse of larger places.
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About This West Compton Map Page
Explore West 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: 50.747115, -2.621148. 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. |
