Melbury Sampford is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Melbury Sampford

There are great places to visit near Melbury Sampford including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.

Don't miss Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum's towns if visiting the area around Melbury Sampford.

Melbury Sampford is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

Melbury Sampford has some unmissable villages nearby like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Melbury Sampford including The Cobb.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Melbury Sampford's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Melbury Sampford.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Melbury Sampford area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

The area close to Melbury Sampford boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Melbury Sampford.

Ruins to visit near Melbury Sampford include Corfe Castle.

Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Melbury Sampford.

Melbury Sampford History

There are some historic monuments around Melbury Sampford:

• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Roman villa SE of East Farm
• Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Wyke barns
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Roman temporary camp at East Farm
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Chessels Roman villa
• Corscombe Court barn
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Roman villa 900yds (820m) NW of parish church
• The Castle hillfort
• Fishpond
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Roman villa N of Dunnock's Lane
• The Conduit Cross
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Frampton Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage