Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Wimborne St Giles, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wimborne St Giles 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 Wimborne St Giles, 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 | Wimborne St Giles |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.907400 |
| Longitude | -1.959500 |
| Place Type | Village |
Flint-walled cottages and the rhythmic chime of the estate clock define the quiet character of Wimborne St Giles. It lies 3.9 miles west-north-west of Verwood (from Verwood: bearing 297°T, OS grid SU 029 119), and is situated west-south-west of Cranborne village. The River Allen meanders through the landscape here, its water clear and cold, carving a slow path through the chalky Dorset earth. To the north, the sprawling grounds of St Giles' House offer a grand, shadowed permanence that anchors the horizon in dense, ancient timber. Visitors often pass the elegant public artwork of the Wimborne St Giles Village Signs, which stand as sentinels marking the transition between the open fields and the hearth of the parish. Beyond the manicured parkland, the terrain rises toward the haunting, grass-grown humps of the local barrow cemeteries, where the weight of forgotten centuries presses against the modern sky. The light in this corner of the county possesses a singular, thin clarity, illuminating the pale stone of the architecture until it glows with the intensity of bleached bone. Every lane reflects the deliberate order of the Shaftesbury estate, which has long directed the pulse of life in Wimborne St Giles.
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Explore Wimborne St Giles, 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: 50.907400, -1.959500. 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. |