Frampton
Frampton is a Town in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Frampton including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
There are a several good towns in the Frampton area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.
The area close to Frampton boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.
Don't miss Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury's villages if visiting the area around Frampton.
Frampton is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,
Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Frampton.
The area around Frampton's best ancient sites can be found at Eggardon Hill.
There are a several good hills in the area around Frampton like Eggardon Hill.
There are a several good castles in the area around Frampton like Corfe Castle.
There are a number of ruins near to Frampton including Corfe Castle.
Airports to visit near Frampton include Bournemouth Airport.
Frampton History
There are some historic monuments around Frampton:
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Barrow on College Down
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Two barrows at Rew
- Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
- Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
- Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow SW of village
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- 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
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- The Castle hillfort
- The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Wynford Wood boundary bank
- Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Maiden Castle
- Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
- Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Standing stone called The Broad Stone
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
- Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
- Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
- Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
- Churchyard cross
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow NE of Ashley
- St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Helstone burial chamber
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Old Warren earthwork
- Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Hampton stone circle
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
- Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
- Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Round barrow E of Two Gates
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
- Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Dyke on Wears Hill
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- St Peter's Abbey
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Two round barrows on Wears Hill
- Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Frampton Roman villa
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
- Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
- Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
- Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
- Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
- Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
- Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
- Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Group of five round barrows on White Hill
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Bowl barrow and disc barrow 730m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Park pale in Rampisham park
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
- Herringston round barrows
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
Places to see near Frampton
Lakes near Frampton
Rivers near Frampton
- 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