Woodsford
Woodsford is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Woodsford in Dorset is located 6.9 km E from Dorchester.
There are great places to visit near Woodsford including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
The area around Woodsford boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Don't miss Jericho Weir's waterfalls if visiting the area around Woodsford.
Woodsford's best nearby villages can be found at Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
Woodsford is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,
King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Woodsford if you like historic monuments.
The area around Woodsford boasts some of the best ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
The area around Woodsford's best hills can be found at Eggardon Hill.
Castles to visit near Woodsford include Corfe Castle.
There are a number of ruins near to Woodsford including Corfe Castle.
Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Woodsford.
Woodsford History
There are some historic monuments around Woodsford:
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Bowl barrow 420m north west of Frogmore Farm
- Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House
- Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
- Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
- Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
- Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
- Sandy Barrow
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
- Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
- The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 200m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- 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
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Obelisk on Fir Hill
- Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
- Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
- Two bowl barrows 560m and 650m north west of Newlands Farm
- Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
- Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
- Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
- Medieval standing cross 6m north east of St Martin's Church
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
- Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows
- Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
- Fishpond at West Ringstead, 590m south of Pit House
- Tudor and 17th century farmstead and Romano-British settlement
- Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
- Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
- Bowl barrow 450m east of Dennet's Bottom Barn
- Upton Fort, a coastal artillery battery and two searchlight emplacements
- Round barrow cemetery on Deverel Down 380m west of Longthorns
- Three round barrows on Puddletown Down
- Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 120m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
- The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down
- Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
- Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor
- Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
- Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
- Court Close settlement remains
- Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
- Round barrow S of Manor Farm
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Bowl barrow 790m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Bowl barrow 515m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Preston Roman villa
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House
- Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Roman road W of Ashley Barn
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Deserted village of Bardolfeston
- Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Medieval settlement at Holworth
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Barrow on Galton Heath
- Medieval settlement at West Ringstead
- Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
- Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Down Barn: an outlier of the Chaldon Down barrow group
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Tadnoll Barrow
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Four barrows on Moigns Down
- Stable Barrow 230m NNE of Frogmore Farm
- Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
- Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
- The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Huck Barrow in Knighton Heath Wood
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows
- Bush Barrow: a bowl barrow 650m north east of Chideock Farm
- Earthwork SE of Foxpound
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- The Warren field system
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow 550m east of Chideock Farm
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
Places to see near Woodsford
Lakes near Woodsford
Rivers near Woodsford
- 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
