Hampton is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Hampton postcode: DT2 9DY

Retail in Hampton

There are great places to visit near Hampton 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 Hampton area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Hampton including Jericho Weir.

The area around Hampton features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Hampton if you like historic buildings.

The area close to Hampton boasts some of the best historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Hampton's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Don't miss Eggardon Hill's hills if visiting the area around Hampton.

Hampton is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

There are a number of ruins near to Hampton including Corfe Castle.

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

Hampton History

There are some historic monuments around Hampton:

• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Herringston round barrows
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Churchyard cross
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• 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
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Preston Roman villa
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Old Warren earthwork
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Barrow on College Down
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• 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
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
• 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 Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Maiden Castle
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Hampton stone circle
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Two barrows at Rew
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• 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
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Helstone burial chamber
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• The Castle hillfort
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Round barrow SW of village
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• 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
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Frampton Roman villa
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'