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