Chilcombe is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Chilcombe

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

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

Jericho Weir is one of Chilcombe's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Chilcombe.

The area around Chilcombe features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Places near Chilcombe feature a number of interesting historic buildings including The Cobb.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Chilcombe including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

There are a number of ancient sites near Chilcombe including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

There are a several good hills in the area around Chilcombe like Eggardon Hill.

Castles to visit near Chilcombe include Corfe Castle.

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

There are a several good airports in the area around Chilcombe like Bournemouth Airport.

Chilcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Chilcombe:

• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Hampton stone circle
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• 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
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill 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
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe 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
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bind Barrow
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Old Warren earthwork
• 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
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• St Peter's Abbey
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• The Castle hillfort