Sandford - Dorset
Sandford - Dorset is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Sandford - Dorset postcode: BH20 7AN
There are great places to visit near Sandford - Dorset including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
The area around Sandford - Dorset features a number of interesting towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Sandford - Dorset is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,
Sandford - Dorset's best nearby villages can be found at Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The area close to Sandford - Dorset boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.
The area around Sandford - Dorset's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).
Sandford - Dorset has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
There are a number of hills near to Sandford - Dorset including Eggardon Hill.
The area close to Sandford - Dorset boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Sandford - Dorset like Corfe Castle.
There are a several good airports in the area around Sandford - Dorset like Bournemouth Airport.
Sandford - Dorset History
There are some historic monuments around Sandford - Dorset:
- Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
- Bell barrow and seven bowl barrows, forming a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Worgret Heath, 645m north west of Worgret Manor Farm
- Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
- Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm
- Rempstone Stone Circle
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 700m south of Icen House
- Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
- Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech Farm
- Two sections of Roman road on Barrow Hill and Corfe Hills
- Bowl barrow 850m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbrake Cottage
- Roman site N of Brenscombe Farm
- Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 430m south of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 80m north west of Hill View
- Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm
- Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
- Two bowl barrows 360m south east of East Down House
- The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
- Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Remains of medieval standing cross adjacent to St Mary's Church, Almer
- Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn
- Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
- Round barrow on Boat Knoll
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall
- Bowl barrow 470m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- The Henbury Barrow, a bowl barrow 800m west of Henbury Hall
- Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn
- Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
- Linear earthwork on Wareham Common, 350m north west and 420m north east of Little Farm
- Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage
- Two bowl barrows 320m south east of East Down House
- Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- Four bowl barrows 70m east of Seven Barrows Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Furze Hill, 800m north east of Miller's Farm
- A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- The Icen Barrow on Creech Heath, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows on Great Ovens Hill, 650m and 570m NNW of Sandford Bridge
- Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 470m SSE of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
- Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs
- Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
- The Harp Stone
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
- Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard Bridge
- Former Royal Naval Cordite Factory
- Bowl barrow 900m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump
- Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation
- Bowl barrow 600m ESE of East Field Farm
- Bowl barrow and cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 500m NNE of St Peter's Church
- Combe Ditch, linear dyke
- Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn
- Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 630m north east of St Peter's Church
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- The northern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
- Bowl barrow on Swyre Head
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
- The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow 650m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Two bowl barrows 760m north east of Miller's Farm
- Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
- Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 660m north east of St Peter's Church
- Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross
- Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 270m south west of Arne Dairy House
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 820m south west of Lower Woodbury Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of East Orchard
- A shrunken medieval village and earlier prehistoric settlement remains at Walnut Tree Field
- Bowl barrow on Creech Barrow hill
- Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
- Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
- A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Bowl barrow 930m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Woolsbarrow, a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath
- Windmill Barrow, a bowl barrow 40m south west of Windmill Barrow Farm
- Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath 650m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- St Martin's Church
- The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
- Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill
- Bowl barrow in Morden Park 350m south west of Hunting Bridge
- Four bowl barrows 240m east of Oak Cottage
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
- Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
- Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
- Decoy pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
- Beacon mound on Beacon Hill
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Oak Cottage
- Length of Roman road on Eye Mead
- Bowl barrow 600m south east of East Field Farm
- Round barrow cemetery and earlier long barrow on Ailwood Down
- Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Worgret Manor Farm, forming an outlier of the Worgret Heath round barrow cemetery
- Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
- Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep
- Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Group of three bowl barrows on West Hill, 650m NNE of The Glebe House
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 390m west of Little Farm
- Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay
- 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 Stonehill Down, 250m south of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow 1120m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill
- Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
- Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages
- The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe Castle
- Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
- The White Barrow, a bowl barrow 660m south west of the Round House
- Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down
- Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill
- Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House
- Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm
- Medieval settlement at Afflington
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View
- Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
- Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
- Romano-British villa 560m north east of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 200m south of Arne Dairy House
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm
- Hillfort at Bulbury Camp
- Bowl barrow 610m east of Bere Heath Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m NNW of West Morden Farm
- Three bowl barrows 515m south east of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow
- Bowl barrow on Northport Heath, 200m south east of Forest Lodge
- Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
- Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
- Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm
- 'Three Barrows': Group of three round barrows on the southern edge of Middlebere Heath, 240m NNE of Halfway Inn
- Medieval standing cross 15m south west of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow on Stoborough Heath 380m NNE of Hill View
- Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
- Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 760m north east of Bere Heath Farm
- Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Northport Heath, 940m and 985m north east of Alpha Farm
Places to see near Sandford - Dorset
Lakes near Sandford - Dorset
Rivers near Sandford - Dorset
- 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