Compton Valence is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Compton Valence

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

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are some of Compton Valence best towns to visit near Compton Valence.

Compton Valence is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

Compton Valence has some unmissable villages nearby like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The Cobb is one of Compton Valence's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Compton Valence.

The area close to Compton Valence boasts some of the best historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Compton Valence'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.

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

Compton Valence is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

The area close to Compton Valence boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is one of Compton Valence's best, nearby airports to visit in Compton Valence.

Compton Valence History

There are some historic monuments around Compton Valence:

• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• St Peter's Abbey
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 340m 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
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Helstone burial chamber
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• 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
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look 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 barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Two barrows at Rew
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Hampton stone circle
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Frampton Roman villa
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• 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
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Round barrow SW of village
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• The Castle hillfort
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• 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
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm