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.

The area around Chalmington boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Chalmington including Jericho Weir.

Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are some of Chalmington best villages to visit near Chalmington.

Chalmington is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,

Places near Chalmington feature a number of interesting historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Chalmington'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.

The area close to Chalmington boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

Places near Chalmington feature a number of interesting castles including Corfe Castle.

Places near Chalmington feature a number of interesting ruins including Corfe Castle.

Airports to visit near Chalmington include Bournemouth Airport.

Chalmington History

There are some historic monuments around Chalmington:

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