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.

Wraxall's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Places near Wraxall feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

Wraxall's best nearby villages can be found at Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Wraxall including The Cobb.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Wraxall like King's Statue (King George III Statue).

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.

The area around Wraxall's best hills can be found at Eggardon Hill.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Wraxall.

Places near Wraxall feature a number of interesting ruins including Corfe Castle.

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

Wraxall History

There are some historic monuments around Wraxall:

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