Alweston is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Alweston postcode: DT9 5HT

Retail in Alweston

There are great places to visit near Alweston including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.

There are a several good towns in the Alweston area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Jericho Weir is a great place to visit close to Alweston if you like waterfalls.

There are a several good villages in the Alweston area like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Alweston if you like historic buildings.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Alweston like King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Alweston's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Places near Alweston feature a number of interesting hills including Eggardon Hill.

Corfe Castle is one of Alweston's best, nearby castles to visit in Alweston.

Corfe Castle is one of Alweston's best, nearby ruins to visit in Alweston.

Places near Alweston feature a number of interesting airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Alweston History

There are some historic monuments around Alweston:

• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Roman villa 900yds (820m) NW of parish church
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church
• Fishpond
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Sherborne Old Castle
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Village cross
• Wyke barns
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Medieval standing cross near the junction of the High Street and Gold Street, 240m south east of St Mary's Church
• Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
• The Conduit Cross
• Chapel W of Manor Farm
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm