Chalmington is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Chalmington postcode: DT2 0HB

Retail in Chalmington

There are great places to visit near Chalmington 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 Chalmington area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Don't miss Jericho Weir's waterfalls if visiting the area around Chalmington.

There are a number of villages near Chalmington including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

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

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Chalmington if you like historic monuments.

The area around Chalmington boasts some of the best ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

There are a number of hills near to Chalmington including Eggardon Hill.

The area close to Chalmington boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.

The area around Chalmington's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.

There are a number of airports near to Chalmington including Bournemouth Airport.

Chalmington History

There are some historic monuments around Chalmington:

• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Frampton Roman villa
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• The Castle hillfort
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Corscombe Court barn
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Two barrows at Rew
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 730m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm