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.

Hampton has some unmissable towns nearby like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Hampton like Jericho Weir.

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

Hampton is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,

Places near Hampton feature a number of interesting historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Eggardon Hill is one of Hampton's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Hampton.

The area around Hampton's best hills can be found at Eggardon Hill.

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Hampton if you like castles.

Ruins to visit near Hampton include Corfe Castle.

Places near Hampton feature a number of interesting airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Hampton History

There are some historic monuments around Hampton:

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