Waddon Hill

Waddon Hill is a hill and the site of a short-lived Roman fort near Beaminster, in the English county of Dorset. The name Waddon is from the Old English, meaning wheat hill.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: hill in Dorset, England, UK
Also known as: “Waddon Hill (Roman Fort)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lewesdon Hill and Parish Church of St Mary.

Lewesdon Hill

Peak

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lewesdon Hill is a hill near Broadwindsor in west Dorset, England. With a maximum elevation of 279 m, it is the highest point in Dorset. The hill is owned and managed by the National Trust and is part of the Dorset National Landscape.

Parish Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parish Church of St Mary is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Waddon Hill.

Parish Church of St John the Baptist

Church

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Parish Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1 mile northwest of Waddon Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stoke Abbott and Broadwindsor.

Stoke Abbott

Village

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Stoke Abbott is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 2 miles west of Beaminster. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 190.

Broadwindsor

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Broadwindsor is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies two miles west of Beaminster. Broadwindsor was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself.