Bishops Down is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Bishops Down postcode: DT9 5PN

Retail in Bishops Down

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

Bishops Down has some unmissable towns nearby like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

Bishops Down has some unmissable villages nearby like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Bishops Down including The Cobb.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Bishops Down's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Bishops Down.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Bishops Down area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Eggardon Hill is a great place to visit close to Bishops Down if you like hills.

Castles to visit near Bishops Down include Corfe Castle.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Bishops Down like Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is a great place to visit close to Bishops Down if you like airports.

Bishops Down History

There are some historic monuments around Bishops Down:

• Medieval standing cross near the junction of the High Street and Gold Street, 240m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• The Conduit Cross
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill
• Churchyard cross
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Chapel W of Manor Farm
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
• Lyscombe Farm chapel
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• Sherborne Old Castle
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• Ancient settlement E of Lyscombe Bottom
• Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
• Fishpond
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush