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.

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

Waterfalls to visit near West Compton include Jericho Weir.

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

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

There are a number of historic monuments near to West Compton 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 West Compton best ancient sites to visit near West Compton.

West Compton is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,

West Compton is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to West Compton if you like ruins.

The area around West Compton's best airports can be found at Bournemouth Airport.

West Compton History

There are some historic monuments around West Compton:

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