Knowlton is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Knowlton postcode: BH21 5AE

Retail in Knowlton

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

Knowlton has some unmissable towns nearby like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Knowlton including Jericho Weir.

There are a number of villages near Knowlton including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The Cobb is one of Knowlton's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Knowlton.

Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Knowlton.

Don't miss Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Knowlton.

Hills to visit near Knowlton include Eggardon Hill.

Knowlton is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

Corfe Castle is one of Knowlton's best, nearby ruins to visit in Knowlton.

There are a number of airports near to Knowlton including Bournemouth Airport.

Knowlton History

There are some historic monuments around Knowlton:

• Parts of Dorset Cursus on Bottlebush Down
• Long barrow 700m west of Bride's Farm
• Earthworks on Gussage Down
• Soldier's Ring
• Barrows N of St Giles Park
• Bowl barrow 350m east of the shoulder angle of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
• Garden earthworks south of West Woodyates Manor
• Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn
• Bowl barrow on Summerlug Hill 250m south of Mannington Farm
• Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm
• Camp in Mistlebury Wood
• Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm
• Vernditch Chase long barrow
• The eastern of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
• Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common Down
• Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm
• Barrows in Salisbury Plantation
• Bowl barrow 120m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Round barrows near Thickthorn Farm
• Middle Chase Farm ditch
• Roman camp, forts and a vexillation fortress 240m north of Lake Farm
• Enclosure in Brookes Coppice, 600m north west of Five Elms
• Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton
• A linear earthwork north east of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
• Long barrow 3/4 mile (1200m) SW of St Rumbold's Church
• Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus
• Bronze Age and Romano-British enclosure on Martin Down, east of Bokerley Junction
• Section of Roman road NW of Badbury Rings
• Barrows on Wyke Down
• Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy
• Group of round barrows on King Down
• Disc barrow and a bowl barrow 640m south west of Veiny Cheese Pond
• Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles
• Two round barrows on Gussage Down
• Group of round barrows NW of Badbury Rings
• Roman road along the south side of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)
• Bowl barrow 45m south west of Bowldish Pond
• Barrow on Pentridge Down
• South Lodge camp Bronze Age enclosure with associated field system and round barrow cemetery, 350m east of Rushmore Farm
• Bowl barrow 570m south of Plantation Farm
• Barrows in and near The Drive Plantation
• Earthworks on Thickthorn Down
• Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm
• Roman camp, forts and a vexillation fortress 240m north of Lake Farm
• Sandalholme pottery works
• Bowl barrow 210m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Section of Roman Road 150m south of Park Farm Cottages
• Barrow near Burtts Harley
• Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice
• Wayside cross 70m north of St Michael's Church
• Barrow W of village
• Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm
• Barrow on Parsonage Hill
• Section of Roman road near Badbury Rings
• Bowl barrow 270m south east of Holy Cross Abbey
• Enclosure S of Humby's Stock Coppice
• Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery
• Two barrows near Ackling Dyke
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Holy Cross Abbey
• Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down
• The Carrion Tree Rack:a linear boundary in Rushmore Park, south west, south and north east of Park Cottage
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of the junction of Bokerley Dyke and a linear earthwork on Martin Down
• Roman building SE of Abbeycroft Coppice
• Bowl barrow 240m north east of Martin's Farm Bungalow
• Bowl barrow on Poor Common 370m north east of Holmwood
• Three adjoining linear earthworks and three bowl barrows north of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• Bell barrow 500m north east of Beacon Farm
• Bowl barrow 250m west of Ferndown Upper School
• Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood, 550m east of Tollard Farm
• Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm
• Group of round barrows on Oakley Down
• Bowl barrow on Mount Ararat, 550m east of Burrows Farm
• Bull Barrow on Holt Heath
• Grans barrow: a long barrow 880m west of Down Farm
• Penbury Knoll camp on Pentridge Hill
• Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton
• Long barrow south-west of Vernditch Chase
• Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner
• Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, associated with the Knowlton Circles
• Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings
• Two round barrows S of Cranborne Farm
• Earth circles S of King Down
• Potteries at Prairie Farm
• Two bowl barrows 165m west of Veiny Cheese Pond
• Two bowl barrows 200m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• A linear earthwork and two bowl barrows east of Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Round barrow cemetery 400m and 500m south east of Hyde Hill Plantation
• Remains of medieval buildings ('Abbey buildings')
• Badbury Rings
• Bowl barrow 250m south of Plantation Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Cannon Hill
• Bowl barrow 520m north east of the shoulder angle of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• Barrows near Dorset Cursus
• Mound on The Leaze
• Boundary banks on Rye Hill and in Maldry Wood
• Long mound 1500yds (1370m) E of Higher Farm
• Two long barrows on Gussage Hill
• Celtic fields on Pentridge Down
• Barrows in and near St Giles Park
• Bowl barrow 330m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell Cottages
• Stephen's Castle, a bowl barrow 720m east of Eastworth Farm
• Western end of Dorset Cursus
• Length of Roman road on Eye Mead
• Scrubbity Barrows: a round barrow cemetery in Scrubbity Coppice
• Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m south of Plantation Farm
• A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings
• Bowl barrow cemetery and a cross dyke on Horton Common 800m south of Bridge Farm
• Roman buildings N of Witchampton Mill
• Barrows at junction of parish boundaries
• Camp at Nine Yews
• The Leaze medieval site
• Great Ditch banks
• Length of Roman road near King Down Farm
• Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down
• Bowl barrow on Redman's Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm
• Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley Down
• Castle mound (or Castle Hill)
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Veiny Cheese Pond
• Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down
• Bowl barrow 270m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice, 660m north of Wayside Cottage
• Wor Barrow and two bowl barrows on Handley Down
• Bowl barrow 25m north west of Stapehill Village Hall
• Two sections of a linear earthwork north of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
• Long barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly Down
• Length of Roman road on Sovell Down
• Bradford Barrow
• Part of Dorset Cursus