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