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.

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham are some of Alweston best towns to visit near Alweston.

Waterfalls to visit near Alweston include Jericho Weir.

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

The Cobb is one of Alweston's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Alweston.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Alweston's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Alweston.

Ancient Sites to visit near Alweston include Eggardon Hill.

Alweston is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,

Alweston is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

The area around Alweston's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.

There are a number of airports near to Alweston including Bournemouth Airport.

Alweston History

There are some historic monuments around Alweston:

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