Bishops Down is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Bishops Down postcode: DT9 5PN

Retail in Bishops Down

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

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

Jericho Weir is a great place to visit close to Bishops Down if you like waterfalls.

The area around Bishops Down features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Bishops Down if you like historic buildings.

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

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Bishops Down best ancient sites to visit near Bishops Down.

Bishops Down is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,

Corfe Castle is one of Bishops Down's best, nearby castles to visit in Bishops Down.

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

The area close to Bishops Down boasts some of the best airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Bishops Down History

There are some historic monuments around Bishops Down:

• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
• Medieval standing cross near the junction of the High Street and Gold Street, 240m south east of St Mary's Church
• Chapel W of Manor Farm
• Lyscombe Farm chapel
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Ancient settlement E of Lyscombe Bottom
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church
• Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Hill figure called The Giant
• The Conduit Cross
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill
• Sherborne Old Castle
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
• Churchyard cross
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Fishpond
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis