Hod Hill
Hod Hill is a large hill fort in the Blackmore Vale, 3 miles north-west of Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. The fort sits on a 143 m chalk hill of the same name that lies between the adjacent Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase.Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: large hill fort in the Blackmore Vale, Dorset, England
- Also known as: “Hodd Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and Hanford School.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 1 mile south of Hod Hill.
Hanford School
School
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hanford School is a girls' boarding preparatory school located in Hanford, Child Okeford, Dorset, England, established in 1947 and located in a grade II* listed house built in 1604 by Sir Robert Seymer. Hanford School is situated 3,900 feet west of Hod Hill.
Stepleton House
Building
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stepleton House is a 17th-century country house in the parish of Iwerne Stepleton in Dorset, situated about 5 kilometres north of Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. Stepleton House is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Hod Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iwerne Courtney and Child Okeford.
Iwerne Courtney
Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iwerne Courtney, also known as Shroton, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies approximately 4 miles north-west of Blandford Forum.
Child Okeford
Village
Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Child Okeford is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, 3 miles east of the small town of Sturminster Newton. Child Okeford lies downstream from Sturminster, along the River Stour, which passes half a mile west of the village. Child Okeford is situated 2 miles northwest of Hod Hill.
Iwerne Minster
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iwerne Minster is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It lies on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, approximately midway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum. Iwerne Minster is situated 2½ miles north of Hod Hill.
Hod Hill
- Categories: partial contour fort, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Iwerne Stepleton, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.89511° or 50° 53′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.20489° or 2° 12′ 18″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C2VVQWW+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 4725589OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5875906
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