Farnham
Farnham is a Town in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Farnham 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 great places to visit near Farnham if you like towns.
Jericho Weir is one of Farnham's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Farnham.
Don't miss Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury's villages if visiting the area around Farnham.
Historic Buildings to visit near Farnham include The Cobb.
The area around Farnham's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).
The area close to Farnham boasts some of the best ancient sites including Eggardon Hill.
Eggardon Hill is one of Farnham's best, nearby hills to visit in Farnham.
There are a several good castles in the area around Farnham like Corfe Castle.
The area close to Farnham boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.
There are a number of airports near to Farnham including Bournemouth Airport.
Farnham History
There are some historic monuments around Farnham:
- Bowl barrow 570m south of Plantation Farm
- Two sections of a linear earthwork north of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
- Berwick Coombe round barrow
- Bowl barrow 400m ESE of Ashley Wood Golf Club House
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Plantation Farm
- Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm
- Barrows on Wyke Down
- Barrow on Parsonage Hill
- Section of Roman road, 380m north east of Ashmore Farm
- Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice
- Pimperne Long Barrow
- Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Gore Farm on Melbury Down
- Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down
- Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery
- Middle Chase buildings round barrow
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Plantation Farm
- Roman buildings N of Witchampton Mill
- Long barrow 360m SSW of Chettle House
- Bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice, 660m north of Wayside Cottage
- Bowl barrow 80m west of Dormy House
- Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 810m north of Pimperne Long Barrow
- Bowl barrow on The Cliff 680m NNW of Smith's Cottages
- Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm
- Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton
- Berwick Coombe ditch
- Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph Clump
- Roman villa on Little Barton Hill
- Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn
- Garden earthworks south of West Woodyates Manor
- Woodhouse Hanging round barrows
- Middle Chase Farm ditch
- Scrubbity Barrows: a round barrow cemetery in Scrubbity Coppice
- A cross-ridge dyke on South Down 500m north east of Chase Barn
- The Carrion Tree Rack:a linear boundary in Rushmore Park, south west, south and north east of Park Cottage
- The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
- Woodland Down ditch
- Long barrow 170m south west of triangulation pillar on White Sheet Hill
- Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's Church
- Two long barrows on Gussage Hill
- Bowl barrow and pillow mound on Earl's Hill, 650m and 780m north east of Furzey Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 850m ENE of Langbourne
- Chettle Long Barrow at north east corner of Eastbury Park
- Round barrows near Thickthorn Farm
- Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley Down
- Wor Barrow and two bowl barrows on Handley Down
- Earthwork 360yds (328m) NW of Warren Copse
- Causewayed enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement with outworks called Buzbury Rings
- Great Ditch banks
- Enclosure S of Pimperne Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Pimperne Long Barrow
- Harbin's Park, a medieval deer park pale
- Cross ridge dyke 140m north and 70m south of Hatts Barn
- Wermere pond
- Remains of medieval buildings ('Abbey buildings')
- Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church
- Winkelbury camp
- Enclosure S of Humby's Stock Coppice
- Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus
- Bowl barrow 380m west of the western edge of Hawcombe Copse, Charlton Down
- Winkelbury Hill earthworks
- Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down
- Two bowl barrows 300m SW of Spring Farm
- Bowl barrow on The Cliff 775m NNW of Smith's Cottages
- Roman building SE of Abbeycroft Coppice
- Parts of Dorset Cursus on Bottlebush Down
- Two barrows near Ackling Dyke
- Round barrow in Buzbury Plantation
- Long barrow on Ashmore Down, 775m north of Ashgrove Cottages
- Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood, 550m east of Tollard Farm
- South Lodge camp Bronze Age enclosure with associated field system and round barrow cemetery, 350m east of Rushmore Farm
- Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell Cottages
- Winkelbury Hill round barrows
- Barrows at junction of parish boundaries
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Ashley Wood Golf Club House
- Bowl barrow in Win Green Clump, 730m south of Higher Berry Court Cottages
- Cross ridge dyke 1000m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages
- Disc barrow and a bowl barrow 640m south west of Veiny Cheese Pond
- Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm
- Camp in Mistlebury Wood
- Wayside cross 70m north of St Michael's Church
- Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 850m north of Pimperne Long Barrow
- Two bowl barrows on South Down 660m north west of Chase Barn
- Bowl barrow 700m south of Old Turnpike
- Three bowl barrows on Trow Down 520m north west and 545m west of Bigley Buildings
- Bowl barrow west of Rotherley Wood, 750m WNW of Park Cottage
- Length of Roman road near King Down Farm
- Two round barrows on Gussage Down
- Round barrow cemetery 400m and 500m south east of Hyde Hill Plantation
- Bowl barrow on The Cliff 680m east of Luton Farm
- Bowl barrow 130m south of Bloody Shard Gate
- Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down
- Swallowcliffe Down settlement
- Enclosure in Brookes Coppice, 600m north west of Five Elms
- Cross dyke 480m and 690m NNW of Fontmell Hill House
- Earthworks on Gussage Down
- Two bowl barrows at the south west corner of Pond Bottom Plantation, 1480m and 1520m NNW of Down Barn
- Two bowl barrows in Ashley Wood 750m SSE of Buzbury Rings
- Length of Roman road on Sovell Down
- Long mound 1500yds (1370m) E of Higher Farm
- Two bowl barrows 165m west of Veiny Cheese Pond
- A linear earthwork north east of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
- Bowl barrow on Berwick Drove, 620m north east of Ashcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on Breeze Hill, 760m south east of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
- Long barrow 3/4 mile (1200m) SW of St Rumbold's Church
- Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings
- Barrows in Salisbury Plantation
- Woodminton Down round barrow
- Bowl barrow on Woodley Down 675m NNE of Ashmore Farm
- Part of Dorset Cursus
- Roman enclosure on Keyneston Down
- Two bowl barrows 350m south west of Keeper's Lodge south east of Bareden Down
- Barrows near Dorset Cursus
- Barrows in and near The Drive Plantation
- Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm
- Round barrow cemetery in Hyde Hill Plantation
- Earthworks on Thickthorn Down
- Group of round barrows on Oakley Down
- Western end of Dorset Cursus
- Slight univallate hillfort 850m north east of Busseys Stool Farm
- Bowl barrow in Bridmore Belt, 940m north east of Ashcombe Farm
- Cross-ridge dyke on Rawston Down
- The eastern of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Veiny Cheese Pond
- Whitesheet Hill milestone
- Long barrow and two bowl barrows 140m north west of Dormy House
- Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles
- St Leonard's Chapel
- A complex of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement on Berwick Down centred 700m south east of Ashcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on the south west slope of Breeze Hill, Melbury Down
- Church Bottom earthwork enclosure
- Barrow near Burtts Harley
- Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm
- Bradford Barrow
- Long barrow 820m south east of Telegraph Clump
- Marleycombe Hill round barrows
- Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton
- Barrow on Fifield Down 700yds (640m) ESE of North Barn
- Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages
- Marleycombe Hill earthworks
- Bowl barrow north of Breeze Hill, 540m ESE of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
- Linear boundary and section of Roman road, 550m south east of Ashmore Farm
- Gallows Hill round barrow
- Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down
- Two Late Iron Age or Romano-British enclosed settlements with part of an associated field system 420m NNW of South Farm
Places to see near Farnham
Lakes near Farnham
Rivers near Farnham
- 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
