English Heritage sites near Tolpuddle Parish
MAIDEN CASTLE
9 miles from Tolpuddle Parish
Among the largest and most complex of Iron Age hillforts in Europe, Maiden Castle’s huge multiple ramparts enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches and once protected hundreds of residents.
JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE
10 miles from Tolpuddle Parish
The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
12 miles from Tolpuddle Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
THE NINE STONES
12 miles from Tolpuddle Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
13 miles from Tolpuddle Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
14 miles from Tolpuddle Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
Churches in Tolpuddle Parish
Tolpuddle: St John the Evangelist
Pubs in Tolpuddle Parish
Martyrs Inn
Main Road, Tolpuddle, DT2 7ES
(01305) 848249
themartyrsinn.co.uk