Cocknowle is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Cocknowle postcode: BH20 5NT

Retail in Cocknowle

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

Cocknowle has some unmissable towns nearby like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.

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

Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury are some of Cocknowle best villages to visit near Cocknowle.

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

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

Eggardon Hill is a great place to visit close to Cocknowle if you like ancient sites.

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

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

Cocknowle is near some unmissable ruins like Corfe Castle,

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

Cocknowle History

There are some historic monuments around Cocknowle:

• Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 630m north east of St Peter's Church
• Bowl barrow 200m south east of East Orchard
• Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House
• Bowl barrow and cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 500m NNE of St Peter's Church
• Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
• Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
• Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 430m south of East Creech Farm
• Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep
• Decoy pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath
• Three bowl barrows on Northport Heath, 940m and 985m north east of Alpha Farm
• The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
• Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
• Round barrow on Boat Knoll
• Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
• Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm
• Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Worgret Manor Farm, forming an outlier of the Worgret Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on North Hill, 400m north east of Renscombe Farm
• Group of three bowl barrows on West Hill, 650m NNE of The Glebe House
• Bell barrow on Stoborough Heath 380m NNE of Hill View
• Bowl barrow 650m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow on Northport Heath, 200m south east of Forest Lodge
• Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation
• Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
• A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View
• Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbrake Cottage
• Pillow mound 145m south east of Eastington Farm
• Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 820m south west of Lower Woodbury Farm
• Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn
• Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
• Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
• The northern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
• Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
• Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
• Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm
• Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 470m SSE of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 700m south of Icen House
• Two bowl barrows on Great Ovens Hill, 650m and 570m NNW of Sandford Bridge
• Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
• Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill
• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
• Rempstone Stone Circle
• Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages
• The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
• St Martin's Church
• Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
• The Harp Stone
• Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill
• Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• The Icen Barrow on Creech Heath, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 470m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
• Round barrow cemetery and earlier long barrow on Ailwood Down
• Early Christian enclosure on St Aldhelm's Head
• Bowl barrow 900m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages
• Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
• Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 390m west of Little Farm
• Bowl barrow 1120m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow on Stonehill Down, 250m south of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow 930m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Medieval settlement at Afflington
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm
• Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
• The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe Castle
• Bell barrow and seven bowl barrows, forming a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Worgret Heath, 645m north west of Worgret Manor Farm
• Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
• Bowl barrow on Creech Barrow hill
• Kingston Down Romano-British farm
• Roman site N of Brenscombe Farm
• Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 200m south of Arne Dairy House
• Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
• Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
• Woolsbarrow, a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 80m north west of Hill View
• A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
• Group of medieval strip lynchets at East and West Man
• Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm
• Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs
• Bowl barrow on Swyre Head
• Former Royal Naval Cordite Factory
• Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
• Romano-British villa 560m north east of East Creech Farm
• 'Three Barrows': Group of three round barrows on the southern edge of Middlebere Heath, 240m NNE of Halfway Inn
• Four bowl barrows 70m east of Seven Barrows Farm
• Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
• Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard Bridge
• Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
• The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
• Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
• Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill
• Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
• Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Bowl barrow on Emmett's Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 270m south west of Arne Dairy House
• Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay
• Linear earthwork on Wareham Common, 350m north west and 420m north east of Little Farm
• Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn
• Bowl barrow on St Aldhelm's Head, 470m north east of St Aldhelm's Chapel
• Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 660m north east of St Peter's Church
• Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath 650m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall