Wraxall is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Wraxall

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

There are a several good towns in the Wraxall area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Wraxall including Jericho Weir.

Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are some of Wraxall best villages to visit near Wraxall.

Wraxall is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Wraxall if you like historic monuments.

There are a number of ancient sites near Wraxall including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

There are a several good hills in the area around Wraxall like Eggardon Hill.

The area close to Wraxall boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.

Wraxall is near some unmissable ruins like Corfe Castle,

Bournemouth Airport is one of Wraxall's best, nearby airports to visit in Wraxall.

Wraxall History

There are some historic monuments around Wraxall:

• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• 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
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• 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 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot 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
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Corscombe Court barn
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn 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 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m 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
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• The Castle hillfort
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Frampton Roman villa
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bell barrow 850m 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
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses