North Poorton is a Town in the county of Dorset.

North Poorton postcode: DT6 3TH

Retail in North Poorton

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

The area around North Poorton boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

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

The Cobb is a great place to visit close to North Poorton if you like historic buildings.

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

Don't miss Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle's ancient sites if visiting the area around North Poorton.

The area close to North Poorton boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

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

There are a number of ruins near to North Poorton including Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is a great place to visit close to North Poorton if you like airports.

North Poorton History

There are some historic monuments around North Poorton:

• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Corscombe Court barn
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Bind Barrow
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 730m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Mohun Castle (site of)
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m north east of Great Strode House
• Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Moated site 800m NNW of Pipplepen Farmhouse
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm