Charminster
Charminster is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Charminster in Dorset is located 2.6 km NW from Dorchester.
Charminster postcode: DT2 9QR
There are great places to visit near Charminster including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
The area around Charminster boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Jericho Weir is a great place to visit close to Charminster if you like waterfalls.
Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near Charminster if you like villages.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Charminster including The Cobb.
King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Charminster's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Charminster.
Ancient Sites to visit near Charminster include Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
Hills to visit near Charminster include Eggardon Hill.
There are a number of castles near to Charminster including Corfe Castle.
Places near Charminster feature a number of interesting ruins including Corfe Castle.
Airports to visit near Charminster include Bournemouth Airport.
Charminster History
There are some historic monuments around Charminster:
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Medieval settlement at West Ringstead
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Two barrows at Rew
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Churchyard cross
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Preston Roman villa
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Round barrow SW of village
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Frampton Roman villa
- Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Sandy Barrow
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Earthwork on Church Hill
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Round barrow on Church Hill
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Ancient settlement E of Lyscombe Bottom
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Barrow on College Down
- Melcombe Horsey deserted village
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor
- Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Herringston round barrows
- Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Maiden Castle
Places to see near Charminster
Lakes near Charminster
Rivers near Charminster
- Bow Brook South
- Henstridge Stream
- Allen Trib (Gussage Stream)
- Stour (Headwaters)
- Lydden (Lower)
- Cale
- Caundle Trib (Caundle Marsh)
- Caundle Brook (Upper)
- Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)
- Bow Brook North
- Divelish
- Tarrant
- Mannington Brook
- Lodden
- Crane (Dorset)
- Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)
- Lydden (Upper)
- Allen Trib (Crichel Stream)
- Stour Trib (Pimperne Brook)
- Moors
- North Winterbourne
- Allen (Lower)
- Cam (Dorset)
- Stirchell Brook
- Key Brook
- Stour (Upper)
- Bourne Stream
- Lydden (Middle)
- Stour Trib (Bibbern Brook)
- Wonston Brook
- Caundle Brook (Lower)
- Stour (Lower)
- Allen (Headwaters)
- Iwerne
- Manston Brook
- Shreen Water (including Ashfield Water)
- Uddens Water
- Fontmell Brook
- Char
- Monkton Wyld Stream
- Bride
- Mangerton Brook
- Simene
- Swan (Swanage)
- Brit (Upper)
- Asker
- Wey
- Brit (Lower)
- Wraxall Brook
- Sydling Water
- Bere Stream
- Frome Dorset (Lower) u/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Wareham Forest Stream
- Corfe River
- South Winterbourne
- Piddle (Upper)
- Frome Trib (Luckford Lake)
- Tadnoll Brook (including Empool Bottom)
- Devils Brook
- Frome Dorset (Lower) d/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Frome Dorset (Upper)
- Cerne
- Hooke
- Piddle (Lower)
- Frome Dorset Trib (River Win)
- Sherford River
- Frome Dorset (Headwaters)
- Wellhams Brook
- Broad
- Stockland Bristol Stream
- Wriggle
- Fivehead River
- Isle - Upper
- Currypool Stream
- Yeo Ds Over Compton
- Corton Denham Stream
- Hornsey Brook
- Closworth Stream
- Ding
- Parrett - R Isle to R Yeo
- Durleigh Brook
- Merriot Stream
- Parrett - headwaters to Broad River
- Parrett - Lopen Bk to R Isle
- Bearley Brook
- Yeo
- Wriggle River
- North Moor Main Drain
- Sutton Bingham Stream - East Arm
- Cary - source to conf with KSD
- Lopen Brook
- Sutton Bingham Stream - upstream conf Closworth Str
- Cannington Bk - Lower
- Isle - Upper to conf Cad Bk
- Fiddington Brook
- Cannington Bk - Upper
- Sutton Bingham Stream - West Arm
- Isle
- West Sedgemoor Main Drain
- Eighteen Feet Rhyne
- Parrett - R Yeo to West Sedgemoor Drain
- Parrett - Broad River to Lopen Bk
- Beer Hackett Stream
- Westmoor Main Drain
- Chinnock BK
- Yeo Us Over Compton
- Isle - Cad Bk to Fivehead River
- Dodham Brook (Yeo (Somset))
- Dowlish Brook
- King's Moor Main Drain (Yeo (Somset)
- Cam - Lower
- Lam Brook
- Stogursey BK
- Petherton Stream
- Cam - Upper
- Cam Tributary
- King's Sedgemoor Drain - Henley Sluice to mouth
- Upper River Otter
- Love
- Tale
- Middle River Otter
- Wolf (Otter)
- Sid
- Lower River Otter
