Bradford Barrow
Bradford Barrow is an archaeological site in Witchampton, East Dorset District, England. Bradford Barrow is situated nearby to the village Hinton Parva, as well as near Witchampton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Badbury Rings and Philae obelisk.
Badbury Rings
Archaeological site
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Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west. Badbury Rings is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bradford Barrow.
Philae obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. Philae obelisk is situated 2 miles south of Bradford Barrow.
Kingston Lacy
Manor estate
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I. Kingston Lacy is situated 2 miles south of Bradford Barrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hinton Parva and Witchampton.
Hinton Parva
Village
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinton Parva is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Hinton, in east Dorset, England, three miles north of Wimborne Minster. The parish had a population of 56 in 2001 and included the nearby village of Stanbridge.
Witchampton
Village
Photo: Colin Foot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witchampton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated on the River Allen 5 miles north of Wimborne Minster. The 2011 census recorded a population of 398.
Hinton Martell
Village
Photo: Jim Probert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinton Martell is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Hinton, in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county, three miles north of the town of Wimborne Minster. Hinton Martell is situated 2 miles northeast of Bradford Barrow.
Bradford Barrow
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Pamphill, Dorset, England, UK
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Witchampton, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.84148° or 50° 50′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.02801° or 2° 1′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C2VRXRC+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1159325368OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17650862
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