Minchington
Minchington is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Minchington postcode: DT11 8DH
There are great places to visit near Minchington including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Towns to visit near Minchington include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.
The area close to Minchington boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.
The area around Minchington features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury.
The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Minchington if you like historic buildings.
Historic Monuments to visit near Minchington include King's Statue (King George III Statue).
There are a number of ancient sites near to Minchington including Eggardon Hill.
Hills to visit near Minchington include Eggardon Hill.
There are a number of castles near to Minchington including Corfe Castle.
Ruins to visit near Minchington include Corfe Castle.
The area around Minchington's best airports can be found at Bournemouth Airport.
Minchington History
There are some historic monuments around Minchington:
- Woodhouse Hanging round barrows
- Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Veiny Cheese Pond
- Barrows on Wyke Down
- Harbin's Park, a medieval deer park pale
- Enclosure in Brookes Coppice, 600m north west of Five Elms
- Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton
- Wor Barrow and two bowl barrows on Handley Down
- Whitesheet Hill milestone
- Scrubbity Barrows: a round barrow cemetery in Scrubbity Coppice
- Berwick Coombe round barrow
- Long barrow and two bowl barrows 140m north west of Dormy House
- Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, associated with the Knowlton Circles
- Berwick Coombe ditch
- Barrows at junction of parish boundaries
- Bowl barrow and pillow mound on Earl's Hill, 650m and 780m north east of Furzey Down Farm
- Bowl barrow west of Rotherley Wood, 750m WNW of Park Cottage
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Ashley Wood Golf Club House
- Round barrow in Buzbury Plantation
- Great Ditch banks
- Pimperne Long Barrow
- Middle Chase Farm ditch
- Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow on The Cliff 680m NNW of Smith's Cottages
- Bowl barrow 380m west of the western edge of Hawcombe Copse, Charlton Down
- Two bowl barrows at the south west corner of Pond Bottom Plantation, 1480m and 1520m NNW of Down Barn
- Bowl barrow north of Breeze Hill, 540m ESE of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
- Bowl barrow 850m ESE of Hill Farm
- Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down
- Bowl barrow on Berwick Drove, 620m north east of Ashcombe Farm
- Camp in Mistlebury Wood
- Two bowl barrows on South Down 660m north west of Chase Barn
- Cross-ridge dyke on Rawston Down
- Length of Roman road near King Down Farm
- Roman road along the south side of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)
- Marleycombe Hill earthworks
- Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 810m north of Pimperne Long Barrow
- Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down
- Two bowl barrows 165m west of Veiny Cheese Pond
- Bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice, 660m north of Wayside Cottage
- Roman building SE of Abbeycroft Coppice
- Bowl barrow 800m ESE of Hill Farm
- Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles
- Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice
- Round barrow cemetery in Hyde Hill Plantation
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Plantation Farm
- Chettle Long Barrow at north east corner of Eastbury Park
- Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm
- The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
- Middle Chase buildings round barrow
- Bowl barrow in Bridmore Belt, 940m north east of Ashcombe Farm
- Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down
- Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm
- Earthworks on Gussage Down
- Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner
- Long barrow on Ashmore Down, 775m north of Ashgrove Cottages
- Cross ridge dyke 1000m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages
- Bowl barrow 80m west of Dormy House
- Section of Roman road, 380m north east of Ashmore Farm
- Barrows in and near The Drive Plantation
- Bowl barrow in Win Green Clump, 730m south of Higher Berry Court Cottages
- Earthworks on Thickthorn Down
- Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down
- Bradford Barrow
- Bowl barrow on Breeze Hill, 760m south east of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
- Two bowl barrows 300m SW of Spring Farm
- Woodland Down ditch
- Roman villa on Little Barton Hill
- Winkelbury Hill earthworks
- Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's Church
- Bowl barrow 850m ENE of Langbourne
- Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 850m north of Pimperne Long Barrow
- Barrow near Burtts Harley
- Winkelbury camp
- Western end of Dorset Cursus
- Long barrow south-west of Vernditch Chase
- Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood, 550m east of Tollard Farm
- Cross ridge dyke 140m north and 70m south of Hatts Barn
- Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus
- Earthwork 360yds (328m) NW of Warren Copse
- Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm
- Two barrows near Ackling Dyke
- Roman buildings N of Witchampton Mill
- Parts of Dorset Cursus on Bottlebush Down
- Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery
- South Lodge camp Bronze Age enclosure with associated field system and round barrow cemetery, 350m east of Rushmore Farm
- Long barrow 360m SSW of Chettle House
- Two bowl barrows in Ashley Wood 750m SSE of Buzbury Rings
- Bowl barrow 130m south of Bloody Shard Gate
- Two Late Iron Age or Romano-British enclosed settlements with part of an associated field system 420m NNW of South Farm
- Causewayed enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement with outworks called Buzbury Rings
- Barrow on Fifield Down 700yds (640m) ESE of North Barn
- Marleycombe Hill round barrows
- Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Plantation Farm
- Swallowcliffe Down settlement
- Two sections of a linear earthwork north of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
- Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton
- Round barrows near Thickthorn Farm
- Enclosure S of Humby's Stock Coppice
- Long barrow 170m south west of triangulation pillar on White Sheet Hill
- Barrows near Dorset Cursus
- A linear earthwork north east of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
- A complex of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement on Berwick Down centred 700m south east of Ashcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Pimperne Long Barrow
- Three bowl barrows on Trow Down 520m north west and 545m west of Bigley Buildings
- Barrow W of village
- Slight univallate hillfort 850m north east of Busseys Stool Farm
- Knowle Hill round barrow
- Bowl barrow on The Cliff 775m NNW of Smith's Cottages
- Woodminton Down round barrow
- Two long barrows on Gussage Hill
- Round barrow cemetery 400m and 500m south east of Hyde Hill Plantation
- Length of Roman road on Sovell Down
- Roman enclosure on Keyneston Down
- Garden earthworks south of West Woodyates Manor
- Long barrow 820m south east of Telegraph Clump
- Remains of medieval buildings ('Abbey buildings')
- Church Bottom earthwork enclosure
- Group of round barrows on Oakley Down
- Wermere pond
- Bowl barrow 570m south of Plantation Farm
- Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley Down
- Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm
- Bowl barrow on Woodley Down 675m NNE of Ashmore Farm
- Long mound 1500yds (1370m) E of Higher Farm
- Long barrow 3/4 mile (1200m) SW of St Rumbold's Church
- Linear boundary and section of Roman road, 550m south east of Ashmore Farm
- Disc barrow and a bowl barrow 640m south west of Veiny Cheese Pond
- Winkelbury Hill round barrows
- Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph Clump
- Bowl barrow 400m ESE of Ashley Wood Golf Club House
- Bowl barrow 700m south of Old Turnpike
- Vernditch Chase long barrow
- Barrow on Parsonage Hill
- Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell Cottages
- The eastern of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
- Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm
- Bowl barrow 45m south west of Bowldish Pond
- The Carrion Tree Rack:a linear boundary in Rushmore Park, south west, south and north east of Park Cottage
- Gallows Hill round barrow
- Two round barrows on Gussage Down
- Bowl barrow on The Cliff 680m east of Luton Farm
- Part of Dorset Cursus
- A cross-ridge dyke on South Down 500m north east of Chase Barn
- Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings
- Barrows in Salisbury Plantation
- Wayside cross 70m north of St Michael's Church
Places to see near Minchington
Lakes near Minchington
Rivers near Minchington
- 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
