Godmanstone
Godmanstone is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Godmanstone in Dorset is located 7.2 km N from Dorchester.
There are great places to visit near Godmanstone including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Godmanstone's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Jericho Weir is a great place to visit close to Godmanstone if you like waterfalls.
Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near Godmanstone if you like villages.
Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around Godmanstone.
King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Godmanstone if you like historic monuments.
Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Godmanstone best ancient sites to visit near Godmanstone.
Godmanstone is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,
Castles to visit near Godmanstone include Corfe Castle.
The area around Godmanstone's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.
Bournemouth Airport is one of Godmanstone's best, nearby airports to visit in Godmanstone.
Godmanstone History
There are some historic monuments around Godmanstone:
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
- Churchyard cross
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Round barrow on Church Hill
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
- Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
- Earthwork on Church Hill
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
- Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Sandy Barrow
- Herringston round barrows
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Two barrows at Rew
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Round barrow SW of village
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Helstone burial chamber
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Maiden Castle
- 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 Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Frampton Roman villa
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Barrow on College Down
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Hampton stone circle
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
Places to see near Godmanstone
Lakes near Godmanstone
Rivers near Godmanstone
- 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