West Compton is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in West Compton

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

Towns to visit near West Compton include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

West Compton is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

Villages to visit near West Compton include Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The area around West Compton's best historic buildings can be found at The Cobb.

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

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are great places to visit near West Compton if you like ancient sites.

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

There are a number of castles near to West Compton including Corfe Castle.

Ruins to visit near West Compton include Corfe Castle.

There are a number of airports near to West Compton including Bournemouth Airport.

West Compton History

There are some historic monuments around West Compton:

• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Hampton stone circle
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bind Barrow
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• 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 Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• St Peter's Abbey
• Old Warren earthwork
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• 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 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Round barrow SW of village
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• The Castle hillfort
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• 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
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Helstone burial chamber
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• 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
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Frampton Roman villa
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm