Frome Vauchurch
Frome Vauchurch is a Village in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Frome Vauchurch including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
The area around Frome Vauchurch boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Waterfalls to visit near Frome Vauchurch include Jericho Weir.
Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near Frome Vauchurch if you like villages.
Frome Vauchurch is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,
King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Frome Vauchurch's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Frome Vauchurch.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Frome Vauchurch area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
Hills to visit near Frome Vauchurch include Eggardon Hill.
Corfe Castle is one of Frome Vauchurch's best, nearby castles to visit in Frome Vauchurch.
There are a number of ruins near to Frome Vauchurch including Corfe Castle.
Airports to visit near Frome Vauchurch include Bournemouth Airport.
Frome Vauchurch History
There are some historic monuments around Frome Vauchurch:
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- 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 on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Old Warren earthwork
- Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
- Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Wynford Wood boundary bank
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Camp on Chilcombe Hill
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
- Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
- Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
- Frampton Roman villa
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Two barrows at Rew
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Round barrow E of Two Gates
- Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
- Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
- Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
- Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
- Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
- 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
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Hampton stone circle
- Bell barrow 850m 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
- Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
- Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
- Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Two round barrows on Wears Hill
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- 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 Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- The Castle hillfort
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
- Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
- Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
- Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
- Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Earthworks on Askerswell Down
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
- Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Settlement E of Brow Copse
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
- Group of five round barrows on White Hill
- Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
- Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
- Round barrow SW of village
- Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Dyke on Haydon Down
- 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
- Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
- Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
- Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
- Long barrow NE of Ashley
- Helstone burial chamber
- Dyke on Wears Hill
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
- Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
- Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Maiden Castle
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Standing stone called The Broad Stone
- Churchyard cross
- Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
- Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
- Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Earthwork E of Stake Farm
- Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
- Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
- Eggardon Hill disc barrow
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
- Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
- Earthwork on Castle Hill
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
- Park pale in Rampisham park
- Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
- Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
- Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
Places to see near Frome Vauchurch
Lakes near Frome Vauchurch
Rivers near Frome Vauchurch
- 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