Wool
Wool is a Town in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Wool including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Towns to visit near Wool include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
The area around Wool's best waterfalls can be found at Jericho Weir.
Villages to visit near Wool include Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The Cobb is one of Wool's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Wool.
Places near Wool feature a number of interesting historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).
There are a several good ancient sites in the Wool area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
Don't miss Eggardon Hill's hills if visiting the area around Wool.
Corfe Castle is one of Wool's best, nearby castles to visit in Wool.
Don't miss Corfe Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Wool.
Bournemouth Airport is a great place to visit close to Wool if you like airports.
Wool History
There are some historic monuments around Wool:
- Bowl barrow 450m east of Dennet's Bottom Barn
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
- A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m NNW of West Morden Farm
- Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
- Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow 610m east of Bere Heath Farm
- The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- The northern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
- Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 390m west of Little Farm
- Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation
- Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
- Bowl barrow on Warren Heath, 350m south west of Warren House
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
- Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
- The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
- Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Down Barn: an outlier of the Chaldon Down barrow group
- Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Manorial settlement at Court Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
- Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
- Bowl barrow on Northport Heath, 200m south east of Forest Lodge
- Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
- Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
- Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm
- Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
- Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross
- Bowl barrow 515m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
- Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Bell barrow and seven bowl barrows, forming a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Worgret Heath, 645m north west of Worgret Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow in Morden Park 350m south west of Hunting Bridge
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
- Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
- The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
- Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
- Lulworth Castle
- The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit Farm
- Bindon Hill camp
- Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
- Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 200m north east of Haywards Farm
- The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages
- Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
- Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
- Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
- Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
- Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
- Section of Roman road north of Bagwood Coppice
- Linear earthwork on Wareham Common, 350m north west and 420m north east of Little Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Oak Cottage
- Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
- Bowl barrow 1000m SSE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
- Bindon Abbey (site)
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
- Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm
- Two bowl barrows 350m north of Bere Down Farm
- Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock Farm
- Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill
- Bowl barrow 600m ESE of East Field Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m east of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
- Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow 570m south east of Heatherdown
- Bowl barrow in East Plantation on Turner's Puddle Heath
- Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Three bowl barrows 650m south west of Bere Down Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill
- Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House
- Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
- Beacon mound on Beacon Hill
- Bowl barrow 590m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
- Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall
- Bowl barrow 790m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
- Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down
- Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
- Two bowl barrows 560m and 650m north west of Newlands Farm
- Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry
- Bush Barrow: a bowl barrow 650m north east of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
- Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
- Bowl barrow 400m ENE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
- The White Barrow, a bowl barrow 660m south west of the Round House
- Bowl barrow 550m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
- Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn
- Earthwork SE of Foxpound
- Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
- The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House
- Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
- Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- The Warren field system
- Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
- Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Worgret Manor Farm, forming an outlier of the Worgret Heath round barrow cemetery
- Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
- Three bowl barrows 515m south east of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow
- Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
- Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
- Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
- Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 820m south west of Lower Woodbury Farm
- Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
- Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows
- Romano-British settlement site
- Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
- Four bowl barrows 240m east of Oak Cottage
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
- Woolsbarrow, a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath
- Bowl barrow 370m east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
- Roman road W of Ashley Barn
- Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
- Bowl barrow 120m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Bowl barrow 600m south east of East Field Farm
- Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay
- Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
- The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
- Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
- Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm
- Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
- Bowl barrow 320m east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
- Round barrow on Boat Knoll
- Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn
- Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
- Three bowl barrows on Northport Heath, 940m and 985m north east of Alpha Farm
- A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Decoy pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath
- Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Obelisk on Fir Hill
- Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 760m north east of Bere Heath Farm
- Bowl barrow 460m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
- Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
- Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
- Tadnoll Barrow
- Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
- Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
- Barrow on Galton Heath
- Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow 190m north west of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
- Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Four bowl barrows 70m east of Seven Barrows Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
Places to see near Wool
Lakes near Wool
Rivers near Wool
- 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
