Moreton
Moreton is a Town in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Moreton including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham are some of Moreton best towns to visit near Moreton.
Waterfalls to visit near Moreton include Jericho Weir.
Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury are some of Moreton best villages to visit near Moreton.
The area close to Moreton boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.
Moreton is near some unmissable historic monuments like King's Statue (King George III Statue),
Eggardon Hill is one of Moreton's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Moreton.
Eggardon Hill is a great place to visit close to Moreton if you like hills.
Moreton is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,
The area close to Moreton boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.
Moreton is near some unmissable airports like Bournemouth Airport,
Moreton History
There are some historic monuments around Moreton:
- Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls
- The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit Farm
- Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm
- Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
- Bowl barrow 550m east of Chideock Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Round barrow cemetery on Deverel Down 380m west of Longthorns
- Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross
- Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor
- Bindon Hill camp
- Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
- The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
- Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
- Obelisk on Fir Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m east of Dennet's Bottom Barn
- Deserted village of Bardolfeston
- The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 460m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Three round barrows on Puddletown Down
- Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bowl barrow 400m ENE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
- Huck Barrow in Knighton Heath Wood
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
- Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows
- Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
- Medieval settlement at Holworth
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church
- Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn
- Section of Roman road north of Bagwood Coppice
- Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
- Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow 790m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
- A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Three bowl barrows 515m south east of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow
- Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows
- Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
- Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry
- Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow 25m south of Whitechurch Hill Barn
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Bowl barrow 1000m SSE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow in East Plantation on Turner's Puddle Heath
- Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
- Bowl barrow 120m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Down Barn: an outlier of the Chaldon Down barrow group
- Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 820m south west of Lower Woodbury Farm
- Stable Barrow 230m NNE of Frogmore Farm
- The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House
- Three bowl barrows 650m south west of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow on Warren Heath, 350m south west of Warren House
- Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
- Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill
- Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
- Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
- Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
- Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
- Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Two bowl barrows 350m north of Bere Down Farm
- Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
- Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
- Bowl barrow 515m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Manorial settlement at Court Farm
- Bindon Abbey (site)
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
- Barrow on Galton Heath
- Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
- Bowl barrow 420m north west of Frogmore Farm
- Bowl barrow 570m south east of Heatherdown
- Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 760m north east of Bere Heath Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
- Roman road W of Ashley Barn
- Court Close settlement remains
- Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
- Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage
- Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- The Warren field system
- Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
- Fishpond at West Ringstead, 590m south of Pit House
- Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn
- Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
- Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
- Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood
- Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
- The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow 190m north west of Bere Down Farm
- Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
- Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House
- Bowl barrow 590m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Two bell barrows 630m north west of West Down Barn
- Bowl barrow 600m ESE of East Field Farm
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 200m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow 560m NNE of North Down Barn
- Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
- Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown
- Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation
- Milling House, West Farm
- Medieval settlement at West Ringstead
- Four bowl barrows 240m east of Oak Cottage
- Bowl barrow 600m south east of East Field Farm
- Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
- Bowl barrow 550m north of North Down Barn
- Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
- Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
- The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Bowl barrow 610m east of Bere Heath Farm
- Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Bowl barrow 370m east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
- Round barrow S of Manor Farm
- Two bowl barrows 560m and 650m north west of Newlands Farm
- Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
- Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
- Four barrows on Moigns Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
- Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
- Bowl barrow 320m east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
- Tudor and 17th century farmstead and Romano-British settlement
- Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Earthwork SE of Foxpound
- Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
- Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
- Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Boat Knoll
- Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Medieval standing cross 6m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow 550m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Tadnoll Barrow
- Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Bush Barrow: a bowl barrow 650m north east of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Oak Cottage
- Deserted medieval village at West Farm
- Lulworth Castle
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
- Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Romano-British settlement site
- Upton Fort, a coastal artillery battery and two searchlight emplacements
Places to see near Moreton
Lakes near Moreton
Rivers near Moreton
- 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
