Poundbury
Poundbury is a Town in the county of Dorset.
Poundbury postcode: DT1 3SP
There are great places to visit near Poundbury 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 Poundbury best towns to visit near Poundbury.
There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Poundbury like Jericho Weir.
Don't miss Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury's villages if visiting the area around Poundbury.
The area close to Poundbury boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.
Poundbury is near some unmissable historic monuments like King's Statue (King George III Statue),
Poundbury is near some unmissable ancient sites like Eggardon Hill,
Don't miss Eggardon Hill's hills if visiting the area around Poundbury.
There are a several good castles in the area around Poundbury like Corfe Castle.
Don't miss Corfe Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Poundbury.
There are a number of airports near to Poundbury including Bournemouth Airport.
Poundbury History
There are some historic monuments around Poundbury:
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Helstone burial chamber
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- 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
- Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Round barrow SW of village
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Preston Roman villa
- Herringston round barrows
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Sandy Barrow
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Barrow on College Down
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Frampton Roman villa
- 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
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Churchyard cross
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Two barrows at Rew
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
Places to see near Poundbury
Lakes near Poundbury
Rivers near Poundbury
- 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
