Alweston is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Alweston postcode: DT9 5HT

Retail in Alweston

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

Don't miss Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum's towns if visiting the area around Alweston.

Jericho Weir is one of Alweston's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Alweston.

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

Places near Alweston feature a number of interesting historic buildings including The Cobb.

Historic Monuments to visit near Alweston include King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Alweston has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

The area close to Alweston boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

There are a several good castles in the area around Alweston like Corfe Castle.

There are a number of ruins near to Alweston including Corfe Castle.

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

Alweston History

There are some historic monuments around Alweston:

• Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
• Village cross
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Fishpond
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port
• The Conduit Cross
• Chapel W of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Wyke barns
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Medieval standing cross near the junction of the High Street and Gold Street, 240m south east of St Mary's Church
• Roman villa 900yds (820m) NW of parish church
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Sherborne Old Castle
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill