Leweston is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Leweston

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

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

Don't miss Jericho Weir's waterfalls if visiting the area around Leweston.

The area around Leweston boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Leweston like The Cobb.

The area close to Leweston boasts some of the best historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

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

Hills to visit near Leweston include Eggardon Hill.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Leweston.

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

Airports to visit near Leweston include Bournemouth Airport.

Leweston History

There are some historic monuments around Leweston:

• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• The Conduit Cross
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Roman villa 900yds (820m) NW of parish church
• Remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church
• Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Fishpond
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Sherborne Old Castle
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill
• Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church
• Roman villa SE of East Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Roman temporary camp at East Farm
• Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Moated site at Hinton Farm
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Wyke barns
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Deserted medieval village of Nether Adber