East Knighton
East Knighton is a Village in the county of Dorset.
East Knighton postcode: DT2 8LF
There are great places to visit near East Knighton including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
East Knighton's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
The area close to East Knighton boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.
Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near East Knighton if you like villages.
Places near East Knighton feature a number of interesting historic buildings including The Cobb.
There are a number of historic monuments near to East Knighton including King's Statue (King George III Statue).
Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are great places to visit near East Knighton if you like ancient sites.
Hills to visit near East Knighton include Eggardon Hill.
Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to East Knighton if you like castles.
The area close to East Knighton boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.
Airports to visit near East Knighton include Bournemouth Airport.
East Knighton History
There are some historic monuments around East Knighton:
- Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
- Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
- Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry
- Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
- Roman road W of Ashley Barn
- Manorial settlement at Court Farm
- Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
- Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood
- The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down
- Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
- Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Bowl barrow 400m ENE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
- Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor
- Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
- Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 600m ESE of East Field Farm
- Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
- Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation
- Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
- Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
- Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
- Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House
- Bush Barrow: a bowl barrow 650m north east of Chideock Farm
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Bowl barrow on Warren Heath, 350m south west of Warren House
- Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
- Huck Barrow in Knighton Heath Wood
- The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
- Tadnoll Barrow
- Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Obelisk on Fir Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows
- Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow 550m east of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 820m south west of Lower Woodbury Farm
- Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill
- Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
- Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down
- Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bowl barrow 610m east of Bere Heath Farm
- Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
- Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross
- Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
- Deserted village of Bardolfeston
- Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
- Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
- Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls
- Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
- Bowl barrow 570m south east of Heatherdown
- Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church
- Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
- Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
- Bowl barrow 370m east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown
- Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
- Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
- Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
- Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
- Upton Fort, a coastal artillery battery and two searchlight emplacements
- Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
- Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
- Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
- Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
- A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
- The Warren field system
- Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
- Four barrows on Moigns Down
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
- Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
- Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
- Tudor and 17th century farmstead and Romano-British settlement
- Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Down Barn: an outlier of the Chaldon Down barrow group
- Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
- Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn
- Lulworth Castle
- Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
- Bowl barrow in East Plantation on Turner's Puddle Heath
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows
- Medieval settlement at West Ringstead
- The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
- Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill
- Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
- Two bowl barrows 560m and 650m north west of Newlands Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
- Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
- Fishpond at West Ringstead, 590m south of Pit House
- The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage
- Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
- Bowl barrow 1000m SSE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bindon Abbey (site)
- Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
- Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
- Medieval settlement at Holworth
- Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
- Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
- Romano-British settlement site
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
- Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
- Four bowl barrows 240m east of Oak Cottage
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 760m north east of Bere Heath Farm
- Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
- Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
- The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
- Three bowl barrows 515m south east of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow
- Bowl barrow 600m south east of East Field Farm
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
- Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn
- Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
- Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
- Barrow on Galton Heath
- A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
- Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bindon Hill camp
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Oak Cottage
- Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
- Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Round barrow on Boat Knoll
- The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit Farm
Places to see near East Knighton
Lakes near East Knighton
Rivers near East Knighton
- Bow Brook South
- Henstridge Stream
- Allen Trib (Gussage Stream)
- Stour (Headwaters)
- Lydden (Lower)
- Cale
- Caundle Trib (Caundle Marsh)
- Caundle Brook (Upper)
- Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)
- Bow Brook North
- Divelish
- Tarrant
- Mannington Brook
- Lodden
- Crane (Dorset)
- Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)
- Lydden (Upper)
- Allen Trib (Crichel Stream)
- Stour Trib (Pimperne Brook)
- Moors
- North Winterbourne
- Allen (Lower)
- Cam (Dorset)
- Stirchell Brook
- Key Brook
- Stour (Upper)
- Bourne Stream
- Lydden (Middle)
- Stour Trib (Bibbern Brook)
- Wonston Brook
- Caundle Brook (Lower)
- Stour (Lower)
- Allen (Headwaters)
- Iwerne
- Manston Brook
- Shreen Water (including Ashfield Water)
- Uddens Water
- Fontmell Brook
- Char
- Monkton Wyld Stream
- Bride
- Mangerton Brook
- Simene
- Swan (Swanage)
- Brit (Upper)
- Asker
- Wey
- Brit (Lower)
- Wraxall Brook
- Sydling Water
- Bere Stream
- Frome Dorset (Lower) u/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Wareham Forest Stream
- Corfe River
- South Winterbourne
- Piddle (Upper)
- Frome Trib (Luckford Lake)
- Tadnoll Brook (including Empool Bottom)
- Devils Brook
- Frome Dorset (Lower) d/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Frome Dorset (Upper)
- Cerne
- Hooke
- Piddle (Lower)
- Frome Dorset Trib (River Win)
- Sherford River
- Frome Dorset (Headwaters)
- Wellhams Brook
- Broad
- Stockland Bristol Stream
- Wriggle
- Fivehead River
- Isle - Upper
- Currypool Stream
- Yeo Ds Over Compton
- Corton Denham Stream
- Hornsey Brook
- Closworth Stream
- Ding
- Parrett - R Isle to R Yeo
- Durleigh Brook
- Merriot Stream
- Parrett - headwaters to Broad River
- Parrett - Lopen Bk to R Isle
- Bearley Brook
- Yeo
- Wriggle River
- North Moor Main Drain
- Sutton Bingham Stream - East Arm
- Cary - source to conf with KSD
- Lopen Brook
- Sutton Bingham Stream - upstream conf Closworth Str
- Cannington Bk - Lower
- Isle - Upper to conf Cad Bk
- Fiddington Brook
- Cannington Bk - Upper
- Sutton Bingham Stream - West Arm
- Isle
- West Sedgemoor Main Drain
- Eighteen Feet Rhyne
- Parrett - R Yeo to West Sedgemoor Drain
- Parrett - Broad River to Lopen Bk
- Beer Hackett Stream
- Westmoor Main Drain
- Chinnock BK
- Yeo Us Over Compton
- Isle - Cad Bk to Fivehead River
- Dodham Brook (Yeo (Somset))
- Dowlish Brook
- King's Moor Main Drain (Yeo (Somset)
- Cam - Lower
- Lam Brook
- Stogursey BK
- Petherton Stream
- Cam - Upper
- Cam Tributary
- King's Sedgemoor Drain - Henley Sluice to mouth
- Upper River Otter
- Love
- Tale
- Middle River Otter
- Wolf (Otter)
- Sid
- Lower River Otter
