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 number of towns near Wraxall including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

The area close to Wraxall boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

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

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

The area around Wraxall's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).

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 Wraxall.

There are a number of hills near to Wraxall including Eggardon Hill.

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

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Wraxall if you like ruins.

There are a several good airports in the area around Wraxall like Bournemouth Airport.

Wraxall History

There are some historic monuments around Wraxall:

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