West Melbury is a Village in the county of Dorset.

West Melbury postcode: SP7 0DA

Retail in West Melbury

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

There are a several good towns in the West Melbury area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.

The area close to West Melbury boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

There are a several good villages in the West Melbury area like Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury.

The Cobb is one of West Melbury's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in West Melbury.

Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around West Melbury.

Ancient Sites to visit near West Melbury include Eggardon Hill.

There are a number of hills near to West Melbury including Eggardon Hill.

There are a number of castles near to West Melbury including Corfe Castle.

The area around West Melbury's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.

Airports to visit near West Melbury include Bournemouth Airport.

West Melbury History

There are some historic monuments around West Melbury:

• Hod Hill camp and Lydsbury Rings
• Section of Roman road, 380m north east of Ashmore Farm
• Moated site at Mount Pleasant
• Sedgehill churchyard cross
• Two bowl barrows 350m south west of Keeper's Lodge south east of Bareden Down
• Melbury Beacon and circular enclosure on Melbury Hill
• Moated site 130m west of Bere Marsh Farm
• Old Wardour Castle: a tower keep castle, 17th century stables and later garden features
• Pimperne Long Barrow
• Earthworks on site of manor house
• Cross dyke and linear boundary on Melbury Hill and Compton Down
• Fishponds S of Layton Lane
• Chettle Long Barrow at north east corner of Eastbury Park
• Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 1km south west of Broughton House
• Bowl barrow 130m south of Bloody Shard Gate
• Pillow mound on Okeford Hill 660m east of Hartcliff Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 810m north of Pimperne Long Barrow
• Abbey precinct wall on Gold Hill
• Roman villa 300yds (270m) W of Park House Farm buildings
• Site of St John's Church
• Bowl barrow 200m south east of Pimperne Long Barrow
• Two Late Iron Age or Romano-British enclosed settlements with part of an associated field system 420m NNW of South Farm
• Castle Rings camp
• Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff Farm
• Bowl barrow on Woodley Down 675m NNE of Ashmore Farm
• Earthworks in Ditchey Coppice
• Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 850m north of Pimperne Long Barrow
• Two bowl barrows 300m SW of Spring Farm
• Berwick Coombe round barrow
• Long barrow on Ashmore Down, 775m north of Ashgrove Cottages
• Bowl barrow 220m north west of Gore Farm
• Two cross dykes on Fontmell Down, 850m and 880m south east of Gourd's Farm
• Cross ridge dyke 1000m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Breeze Hill, 760m south east of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
• Harbin's Park, a medieval deer park pale
• Bowl barrow in Win Green Clump, 730m south of Higher Berry Court Cottages
• Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's Church
• Fiddleford Manor
• Linear boundary and section of Roman road, 550m south east of Ashmore Farm
• Pillow mound on Okeford Hill 690m east of Hartcliff Farm
• Bowl barrow known as Folly Barrow
• King's Court Palace moated site
• Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages
• Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm
• Cross ridge dyke 140m north and 70m south of Hatts Barn
• Medieval standing cross 30m south of the Church of St Paul
• Bowl barrow on Berwick Drove, 620m north east of Ashcombe Farm
• Late Saxon urban area E of Castle Hill
• Shaftesbury Abbey
• Bowl barrow and pillow mound on Earl's Hill, 650m and 780m north east of Furzey Down Farm
• Moated site at Brick Kiln Copse
• Hambledon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Gore Farm on Melbury Down
• Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down
• Slight univallate hillfort 850m north east of Busseys Stool Farm
• Bowl barrow 380m west of the western edge of Hawcombe Copse, Charlton Down
• Roman villa on Little Barton Hill
• Lazerton Farm causewayed road
• Medieval fortified house at Castle Hill
• Berwick Coombe ditch
• Remains of East Haimes House and the adjacent section of the deer park pale
• Bowl barrow 800m east of Gourd's Farm
• Bowl barrow on Okeford Hill 760m ESE of Hartcliff Farm
• Causewayed camp on Hambledon Hill
• St Mary's Church, remains of, East Compton
• Medieval strip lynchets 450m south of Springhead Farm
• Cross dyke 480m and 690m NNW of Fontmell Hill House
• Gillingham Park boundary bank
• Enclosure S of Pimperne Down
• Bowl barrow north of Breeze Hill, 540m ESE of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
• Bowl barrow on the south west slope of Breeze Hill, Melbury Down
• Medieval cross base 150m south of Holy Rood Church