Moreton
Moreton is a Town in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Moreton including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
There are a several good towns in the Moreton area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Moreton is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,
Moreton's best nearby villages can be found at Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The Cobb is one of Moreton's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Moreton.
The area close to Moreton boasts some of the best historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).
Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Moreton best ancient sites to visit near Moreton.
The area close to Moreton boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.
Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Moreton.
The area close to Moreton boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.
The area around Moreton's best airports can be found at Bournemouth Airport.
Moreton History
There are some historic monuments around Moreton:
- Bowl barrow in East Plantation on Turner's Puddle Heath
- Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
- Manorial settlement at Court Farm
- Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls
- Bowl barrow 550m north of North Down Barn
- Two bowl barrows 560m and 650m north west of Newlands Farm
- Bowl barrow 420m north west of Frogmore Farm
- Bowl barrow 460m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
- Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Bush Barrow: a bowl barrow 650m north east of Chideock Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
- Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
- Two bell barrows 630m north west of West Down Barn
- Bowl barrow 560m NNE of North Down Barn
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
- Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
- Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
- Bowl barrow 570m south east of Heatherdown
- Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
- Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill
- Tadnoll Barrow
- Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
- Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
- The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 200m north east of Haywards Farm
- Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood
- Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
- Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation
- Bowl barrow 590m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m ESE of East Field Farm
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Bowl barrow 600m south east of East Field Farm
- Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor
- Deserted medieval village at West Farm
- Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
- Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry
- Bowl barrow 550m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 820m south west of Lower Woodbury Farm
- Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock Farm
- A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Bowl barrow 1000m SSE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 400m ENE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
- Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
- Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn
- Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Earthwork SE of Foxpound
- Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
- Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
- Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 350m north of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m east of Dennet's Bottom Barn
- Bindon Hill camp
- Stable Barrow 230m NNE of Frogmore Farm
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
- Bowl barrow 790m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
- The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bindon Abbey (site)
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Oak Cottage
- Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross
- Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
- Section of Roman road north of Bagwood Coppice
- Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Medieval standing cross 6m north east of St Martin's Church
- Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
- The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
- Medieval settlement at Holworth
- The Warren field system
- Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage
- Upton Fort, a coastal artillery battery and two searchlight emplacements
- Barrow on Galton Heath
- Four bowl barrows 240m east of Oak Cottage
- Roman road W of Ashley Barn
- Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow 370m east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
- Deserted village of Bardolfeston
- Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
- Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 760m north east of Bere Heath Farm
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
- Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Down Barn: an outlier of the Chaldon Down barrow group
- Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
- Round barrow S of Manor Farm
- Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill
- Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows
- Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Obelisk on Fir Hill
- Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
- The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Lulworth Castle
- Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Tudor and 17th century farmstead and Romano-British settlement
- Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
- Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church
- Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
- Three bowl barrows 515m south east of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow
- Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
- Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
- Round barrow cemetery on Deverel Down 380m west of Longthorns
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
- Bowl barrow 25m south of Whitechurch Hill Barn
- Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
- Huck Barrow in Knighton Heath Wood
- Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Bowl barrow 320m east of Bere Down Farm
- Medieval settlement at West Ringstead
- Bowl barrow 610m east of Bere Heath Farm
- Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
- Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
- Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown
- Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
- Romano-British settlement site
- Three bowl barrows 650m south west of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
- Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Round barrow on Boat Knoll
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bowl barrow 190m north west of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Four barrows on Moigns Down
- Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
- Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Milling House, West Farm
- Court Close settlement remains
- Fishpond at West Ringstead, 590m south of Pit House
- The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
- Three round barrows on Puddletown Down
- Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
- Bowl barrow 515m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Warren Heath, 350m south west of Warren House
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
- Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
- A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
- The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House
- Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
- The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit Farm
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
- Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
- Bowl barrow 120m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
- Bowl barrow 550m east of Chideock Farm
Places to see near Moreton
Lakes near Moreton
Rivers near Moreton
- 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
