Upwey
Upwey is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Upwey postcode: DT3 5QG
There are great places to visit near Upwey including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are great places to visit near Upwey if you like towns.
The area around Upwey's best waterfalls can be found at Jericho Weir.
There are a number of villages near Upwey including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Upwey if you like historic buildings.
The area around Upwey's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).
Upwey'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.
Upwey is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,
The area close to Upwey boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Upwey like Corfe Castle.
Airports to visit near Upwey include Bournemouth Airport.
Upwey History
There are some historic monuments around Upwey:
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Preston Roman villa
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- The Verne Citadel
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Round barrow SW of village
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Portland Castle
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Helstone burial chamber
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Maiden Castle
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Herringston round barrows
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- 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
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Sandy Barrow
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Frampton Roman villa
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Two barrows at Rew
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Sandsfoot Castle
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
Places to see near Upwey
Lakes near Upwey
Rivers near Upwey
- 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
