Wrackleford
Wrackleford is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Wrackleford postcode: DT2 9SN
There are great places to visit near Wrackleford including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
The area around Wrackleford boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
There are a number of waterfalls near to Wrackleford including Jericho Weir.
The area around Wrackleford features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
Wrackleford is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,
Historic Monuments to visit near Wrackleford include King's Statue (King George III Statue).
Ancient Sites to visit near Wrackleford include Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
There are a number of hills near to Wrackleford including Eggardon Hill.
There are a number of castles near to Wrackleford including Corfe Castle.
There are a number of ruins near to Wrackleford including Corfe Castle.
Airports to visit near Wrackleford include Bournemouth Airport.
Wrackleford History
There are some historic monuments around Wrackleford:
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Round barrow SW of village
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
- Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Barrow on College Down
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Round barrow on Church Hill
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
- Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Sandy Barrow
- Preston Roman villa
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Helstone burial chamber
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Churchyard cross
- Earthwork on Church Hill
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Three barrows N of Penn 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
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- 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
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Two barrows at Rew
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Barrows in Came Wood
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Hampton stone circle
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Maiden Castle
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
- Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Frampton Roman villa
- Dorchester Roman walls
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Herringston round barrows
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Standing stone called The Broad Stone
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Barrow on parish boundary
- 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 on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
Places to see near Wrackleford
Lakes near Wrackleford
Rivers near Wrackleford
- 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
