Sydling St Nicholas
Sydling St Nicholas is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Sydling St Nicholas postcode: DT2 9PJ
There are great places to visit near Sydling St Nicholas including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
There are a several good towns in the Sydling St Nicholas area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Places near Sydling St Nicholas feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Jericho Weir.
Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are some of Sydling St Nicholas best villages to visit near Sydling St Nicholas.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Sydling St Nicholas including The Cobb.
King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Sydling St Nicholas if you like historic monuments.
Sydling St Nicholas'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.
Sydling St Nicholas is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,
There are a number of castles near to Sydling St Nicholas including Corfe Castle.
The area around Sydling St Nicholas's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.
The area close to Sydling St Nicholas boasts some of the best airports including Bournemouth Airport.
Sydling St Nicholas History
There are some historic monuments around Sydling St Nicholas:
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
- Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
- Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Two barrows at Rew
- Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
- Churchyard cross
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- The Castle hillfort
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- 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 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
- Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Round barrow SW of village
- Maiden Castle
- Herringston round barrows
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Round barrow on Dickley 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
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
- Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
- Standing stone called The Broad Stone
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Wynford Wood boundary bank
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
- Round barrow E of Two Gates
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
- Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Round barrow on Church Hill
- Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Frampton Roman villa
- Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
- Barrow on College Down
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
- Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
- Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
- Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
Places to see near Sydling St Nicholas
Lakes near Sydling St Nicholas
Rivers near Sydling St Nicholas
- 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