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.

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are some of West Compton best towns to visit near West Compton.

Jericho Weir is one of West Compton's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in West Compton.

There are a number of villages near West Compton including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

West Compton is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,

Places near West Compton feature a number of interesting historic monuments 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.

The area close to West Compton boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

West Compton is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

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

Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around West Compton.

West Compton History

There are some historic monuments around West Compton:

• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bind Barrow
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• 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
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• St Peter's Abbey
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Round barrow SW of village
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• 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
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• 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 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Hampton stone circle
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Helstone burial chamber
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Frampton Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Pigeon House long barrow
• 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 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• The Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery