Hampton is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Hampton postcode: DT2 9DY

Retail in Hampton

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

There are a number of towns near Hampton including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Waterfalls to visit near Hampton include Jericho Weir.

Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near Hampton if you like villages.

The area close to Hampton boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.

The area around Hampton's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).

The area around Hampton features a number of interesting ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Hampton is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,

Corfe Castle is one of Hampton's best, nearby castles to visit in Hampton.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Hampton.

Airports to visit near Hampton include Bournemouth Airport.

Hampton History

There are some historic monuments around Hampton:

• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow 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
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 700m 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
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Helstone burial chamber
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
• Hampton stone circle
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• 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
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Churchyard cross
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• 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
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Round barrow SW of village
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• 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
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Frampton Roman villa
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• St Peter's Abbey
• Barrow on College Down
• The Castle hillfort
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Herringston round barrows
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Two barrows at Rew
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Preston Roman villa
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery