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