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.
Wrackleford's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
The area around Wrackleford's best waterfalls can be found at Jericho Weir.
The area around Wrackleford features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Wrackleford if you like historic buildings.
King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Wrackleford's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Wrackleford.
Don't miss Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Wrackleford.
Places near Wrackleford feature a number of interesting hills including Eggardon Hill.
Places near Wrackleford feature a number of interesting castles including Corfe Castle.
The area around Wrackleford's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.
The area around Wrackleford's best airports can be found at Bournemouth Airport.
Wrackleford History
There are some historic monuments around Wrackleford:
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Frampton Roman villa
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Herringston round barrows
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- 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 barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Hampton stone circle
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Helstone burial chamber
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow SW of village
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Churchyard cross
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Barrow on College Down
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Earthwork on Church Hill
- Round barrow on Church Hill
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Sandy Barrow
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Preston Roman villa
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- 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 round barrows on Ridgeway
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Standing stone called The Broad Stone
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Two barrows at Rew
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
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
