West Orchard is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in West Orchard

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

There are a number of towns near West Orchard including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.

Waterfalls to visit near West Orchard include Jericho Weir.

The area around West Orchard boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury.

The area around West Orchard's best historic buildings can be found at The Cobb.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of West Orchard's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in West Orchard.

Eggardon Hill is one of West Orchard's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in West Orchard.

The area around West Orchard's best hills can be found at Eggardon Hill.

Corfe Castle is one of West Orchard's best, nearby castles to visit in West Orchard.

Ruins to visit near West Orchard include Corfe Castle.

West Orchard is near some unmissable airports like Bournemouth Airport,

West Orchard History

There are some historic monuments around West Orchard:

• Causewayed camp on Hambledon Hill
• Remains of East Haimes House and the adjacent section of the deer park pale
• Pillow mound on Okeford Hill 660m east of Hartcliff Farm
• Hillfort on Banbury Hill
• Fishponds S of Layton Lane
• Pillow mound on Okeford Hill 690m east of Hartcliff Farm
• Site of Roman villa NNE of Fifehead Mill
• Cross dyke on Bell Hill 610m east of Brooks Farm
• St Mary's Church, remains of, East Compton
• Bowl barrow 220m north west of Gore Farm
• Bowl barrow on the south west slope of Breeze Hill, Melbury Down
• Cross dyke and linear boundary on Melbury Hill and Compton Down
• Bowl barrow 950m NNE Bulbarrow Farm
• Deserted medieval village at Darknoll Farm
• Longbury long barrow 600m north west of Slaughtergate Farm
• Enclosure S of Pimperne Down
• Two bowl barrows west of Bonsley Common, 900m NNE of Turnworth House
• Medieval standing cross 30m south of the Church of St Paul
• Moated site 130m west of Bere Marsh Farm
• Castle Rings camp
• Medieval cross 200m north west of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow known as Folly Barrow
• Medieval strip lynchets 450m south of Springhead Farm
• Earthworks on Ringmoor
• Cross dyke 480m and 690m NNW of Fontmell Hill House
• Fiddleford Manor
• Shaftesbury Abbey
• Late Saxon urban area E of Castle Hill
• Two bowl barrows 350m south west of Keeper's Lodge south east of Bareden Down
• Cross dyke and bowl barrow on Bell Hill 690m north east of Baker's Folly
• Remains of Roman building
• Roman villa 300yds (270m) W of Park House Farm buildings
• Bowl barrow 800m SSE of Brooks Farm on Bell Hill
• Hod Hill camp and Lydsbury Rings
• Medieval fortified house at Castle Hill
• St Leonard's Chapel
• Bul Barrow, 750m east of Rawlsbury Camp
• Earthworks in Ditchey Coppice
• Bowl barrow 800m east of Gourd's Farm
• King's Court Palace moated site
• Earthworks on site of manor house
• Abbey precinct wall on Gold Hill
• Medieval cross base 150m south of Holy Rood Church
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Pond Down Buildings
• Field system in Old Park
• Gillingham Park boundary bank
• Hambledon Hill camp
• Small multivallate hillfort called Rawlsbury Camp
• Rowbarrow, 500m north west of Hedge End Farm
• Site of St John's Church
• Bowl barrow on Okeford Hill 760m ESE of Hartcliff Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of North Barn Farm on Houghton North Down
• Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff Farm
• Sturminster Castle
• Two cross dykes on Fontmell Down, 850m and 880m south east of Gourd's Farm
• Melbury Beacon and circular enclosure on Melbury Hill
• Lazerton Farm causewayed road
• Bowl barrow on Ibberton Hill 250m south of Baker's Folly
• Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 1km south west of Broughton House
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Gore Farm on Melbury Down