Frome Vauchurch
Frome Vauchurch is a Village in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Frome Vauchurch including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Frome Vauchurch's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
There are a number of waterfalls near to Frome Vauchurch including Jericho Weir.
There are a several good villages in the Frome Vauchurch area like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Frome Vauchurch like The Cobb.
The area around Frome Vauchurch's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).
The area around Frome Vauchurch boasts some of the best ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
The area close to Frome Vauchurch boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.
The area close to Frome Vauchurch boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Frome Vauchurch like Corfe Castle.
Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Frome Vauchurch.
Frome Vauchurch History
There are some historic monuments around Frome Vauchurch:
- Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
- Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
- Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
- Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
- Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
- Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
- Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
- Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
- Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
- Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Frampton Roman villa
- Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
- Earthworks on Askerswell Down
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
- Eggardon Hill disc barrow
- Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
- Group of five round barrows on White Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 500m 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 1km south west of Manor Farm
- Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
- Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
- Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
- Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Park pale in Rampisham park
- Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
- 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
- Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- The Castle hillfort
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Standing stone called The Broad Stone
- Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
- Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Two round barrows on Wears Hill
- Camp on Chilcombe Hill
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
- Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
- Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Round barrow E of Two Gates
- Maiden Castle
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Dyke on Haydon Down
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Churchyard cross
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
- Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow NE of Ashley
- Settlement E of Brow Copse
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Earthwork on Castle Hill
- Hampton stone circle
- Dyke on Wears Hill
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
- Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Helstone burial chamber
- Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
- Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
- Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- 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
- Old Warren earthwork
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Wynford Wood boundary bank
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
- Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
- Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
- Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Earthwork E of Stake Farm
- Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
- Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
- Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
- 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 bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- 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 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
- Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Two barrows at Rew
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow SW of village
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
- Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
- Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
Places to see near Frome Vauchurch
Lakes near Frome Vauchurch
Rivers near Frome Vauchurch
- 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