North Poorton is a Town in the county of Dorset.

North Poorton in Dorset is located 7.6 km NE from Bridport.

North Poorton postcode: DT6 3TH

Retail in North Poorton

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

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are some of North Poorton best towns to visit near North Poorton.

The area around North Poorton's best waterfalls can be found at Jericho Weir.

Don't miss Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury's villages if visiting the area around North Poorton.

Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around North Poorton.

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

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

The area close to North Poorton boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

The area around North Poorton's best castles can be found at Corfe Castle.

The area around North Poorton's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is one of North Poorton's best, nearby airports to visit in North Poorton.

North Poorton History

There are some historic monuments around North Poorton:

• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Round barrow on Knight's 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
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 230m north east of Great Strode House
• Moated site 800m NNW of Pipplepen Farmhouse
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Old Warren earthwork
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Mohun Castle (site of)
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot 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
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• 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
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bind Barrow
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Corscombe Court barn
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm