Over Compton is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Over Compton

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

There are a number of towns near Over Compton including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Waterfalls to visit near Over Compton include Jericho Weir.

There are a number of villages near Over Compton including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around Over Compton.

The area close to Over Compton 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 Over Compton best ancient sites to visit near Over Compton.

Eggardon Hill is one of Over Compton's best, nearby hills to visit in Over Compton.

The area around Over Compton's best castles can be found at Corfe Castle.

Places near Over Compton feature a number of interesting ruins including Corfe Castle.

Places near Over Compton feature a number of interesting airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Over Compton History

There are some historic monuments around Over Compton:

• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Wyke barns
• Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot'
• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Moated site at Hinton Farm
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary
• Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church
• Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm
• West Mudford medieval settlement, 500m south west of West Mudford Farm
• The Conduit Cross
• Fishpond
• Ilchester Roman town
• Roman villa N of Dunnock's Lane
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Roman villa SE of East Farm
• Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
• Remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church
• Roman temporary camp at East Farm
• Northover House, late Roman cemetery
• Chessels Roman villa
• Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Roman villa 900yds (820m) NW of parish church
• Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester Mead
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Deserted medieval village of Nether Adber
• Sherborne Old Castle