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