Wraxall is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Wraxall

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

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

Wraxall is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

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

The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Wraxall if you like historic buildings.

The area close to Wraxall boasts some of the best historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

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

Don't miss Eggardon Hill's hills if visiting the area around Wraxall.

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

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Wraxall if you like ruins.

Airports to visit near Wraxall include Bournemouth Airport.

Wraxall History

There are some historic monuments around Wraxall:

• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Corscombe Court barn
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• The Castle hillfort
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 730m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Frampton Roman villa
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery