Godmanstone
Godmanstone is a Village in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Godmanstone including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
The area around Godmanstone features a number of interesting towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Godmanstone like Jericho Weir.
Godmanstone's best nearby villages can be found at Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The area close to Godmanstone boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.
Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Godmanstone.
Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Godmanstone best ancient sites to visit near Godmanstone.
Don't miss Eggardon Hill's hills if visiting the area around Godmanstone.
Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Godmanstone if you like castles.
The area close to Godmanstone boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.
There are a several good airports in the area around Godmanstone like Bournemouth Airport.
Godmanstone History
There are some historic monuments around Godmanstone:
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
- Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
- Maiden Castle
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Herringston round barrows
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Churchyard cross
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Two barrows at Rew
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Frampton Roman villa
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
- Sandy Barrow
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow SW of village
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
- Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- 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
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Hill figure called The Giant
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Barrow on College Down
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
- Hampton stone circle
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Helstone burial chamber
- Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Earthwork on Church Hill
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Round barrow on Church Hill
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
Places to see near Godmanstone
Lakes near Godmanstone
Rivers near Godmanstone
- 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
