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.

Towns to visit near Knowlton include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Waterfalls to visit near Knowlton include Jericho Weir.

Knowlton has some unmissable villages nearby like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Knowlton is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Knowlton's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Knowlton.

Knowlton has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

There are a several good hills in the area around Knowlton like Eggardon Hill.

There are a number of castles near to Knowlton including Corfe Castle.

Knowlton is near some unmissable ruins like Corfe Castle,

Airports to visit near Knowlton include Bournemouth Airport.

Knowlton History

There are some historic monuments around Knowlton:

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