Compton Abbas is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Compton Abbas

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

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

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

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Compton Abbas like The Cobb.

Historic Monuments to visit near Compton Abbas include King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Compton Abbas best ancient sites to visit near Compton Abbas.

Eggardon Hill is one of Compton Abbas's best, nearby hills to visit in Compton Abbas.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Compton Abbas.

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

Compton Abbas is near some unmissable airports like Bournemouth Airport,

Compton Abbas History

There are some historic monuments around Compton Abbas:

• Earthworks in Ditchey Coppice
• Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph Clump
• Medieval standing cross 30m south of the Church of St Paul
• Hambledon Hill camp
• Roman villa on Little Barton Hill
• King's Court Palace moated site
• Moated site 130m west of Bere Marsh Farm
• Cross ridge dyke 1000m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages
• St Mary's Church, remains of, East Compton
• Late Saxon urban area E of Castle Hill
• Two bowl barrows 350m south west of Keeper's Lodge south east of Bareden Down
• Causewayed camp on Hambledon Hill
• Medieval strip lynchets 450m south of Springhead Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m east of Gourd's Farm
• Pillow mound on Okeford Hill 690m east of Hartcliff Farm
• Section of Roman road, 380m north east of Ashmore Farm
• Two bowl barrows west of Bonsley Common, 900m NNE of Turnworth House
• Bowl barrow in Win Green Clump, 730m south of Higher Berry Court Cottages
• Bowl barrow 850m ENE of Langbourne
• Bowl barrow 220m north west of Gore Farm
• Remains of East Haimes House and the adjacent section of the deer park pale
• Shaftesbury Abbey
• Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 1km south west of Broughton House
• Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff Farm
• Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm
• Bowl barrow 380m west of the western edge of Hawcombe Copse, Charlton Down
• Bowl barrow 130m south of Bloody Shard Gate
• Cross dyke 480m and 690m NNW of Fontmell Hill House
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Gore Farm on Melbury Down
• Pimperne Long Barrow
• Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down
• Two bowl barrows at the south west corner of Pond Bottom Plantation, 1480m and 1520m NNW of Down Barn
• Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's Church
• Castle Rings camp
• Medieval cross base 150m south of Holy Rood Church
• Berwick Coombe ditch
• Roman villa 300yds (270m) W of Park House Farm buildings
• Two cross dykes on Fontmell Down, 850m and 880m south east of Gourd's Farm
• Earthworks on site of manor house
• Bowl barrow 200m south east of Pimperne Long Barrow
• Moated site at Mount Pleasant
• Sedgehill churchyard cross
• Chettle Long Barrow at north east corner of Eastbury Park
• Enclosure S of Pimperne Down
• Gillingham Park boundary bank
• Old Wardour Castle: a tower keep castle, 17th century stables and later garden features
• Earthworks on Ringmoor
• Hod Hill camp and Lydsbury Rings
• Lazerton Farm causewayed road
• Medieval fortified house at Castle Hill
• Pillow mound on Okeford Hill 660m east of Hartcliff Farm
• Moated site at Brick Kiln Copse
• Bowl barrow on Breeze Hill, 760m south east of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
• Fishponds S of Layton Lane
• Melbury Beacon and circular enclosure on Melbury Hill
• Bowl barrow and pillow mound on Earl's Hill, 650m and 780m north east of Furzey Down Farm
• Fiddleford Manor
• Cross dyke on Bell Hill 610m east of Brooks Farm
• Site of St John's Church
• Bowl barrow on Okeford Hill 760m ESE of Hartcliff Farm
• Linear boundary and section of Roman road, 550m south east of Ashmore Farm
• Cross ridge dyke 140m north and 70m south of Hatts Barn
• Cross dyke and linear boundary on Melbury Hill and Compton Down
• Abbey precinct wall on Gold Hill
• Bowl barrow north of Breeze Hill, 540m ESE of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
• Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages
• Berwick Coombe round barrow
• Bowl barrow 800m SSE of Brooks Farm on Bell Hill
• Bowl barrow on Berwick Drove, 620m north east of Ashcombe Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 850m north of Pimperne Long Barrow
• Long barrow on Ashmore Down, 775m north of Ashgrove Cottages
• Slight univallate hillfort 850m north east of Busseys Stool Farm
• Bowl barrow on the south west slope of Breeze Hill, Melbury Down
• Deserted medieval village at Darknoll Farm
• Two Late Iron Age or Romano-British enclosed settlements with part of an associated field system 420m NNW of South Farm
• Bowl barrow known as Folly Barrow
• Long barrow 820m south east of Telegraph Clump
• Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm
• Harbin's Park, a medieval deer park pale
• Bowl barrow on Woodley Down 675m NNE of Ashmore Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 810m north of Pimperne Long Barrow
• Two bowl barrows 300m SW of Spring Farm