Hod Hill

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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. The hill fort at Hambledon Hill is just to the north. The name probably comes from Old English "hod", meaning a shelter, though "hod" could also mean "hood", referring to the shape of the hill. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 469 ftProminence: 223 ftCoordinates: 50°53'46"N, 2°12'25"W

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Hod Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fiddleford Manor, Hambledon Hill, North Dorset Railway, St Mary's Church.

3.8 miNW
History museum, Museum
Fiddleford Manor, Sturminster Newton
97 min walk • Fiddleford Manor is a medieval manor house located near Sturminster Newton, Dorset. It is thought to have been originally built around 1370 for William Latimer, the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, after the manor passed to him in 1355.
1.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Hambledon Hill
31 min walk • Hambledon Hill is a prehistoric hill fort in Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale five miles northwest of Blandford Forum.
2 miW
Museum, Historical place
North Dorset Railway
51 min walk • North Dorset Railway is a heritage railway based at Shillingstone railway station on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.
4.6 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Sturminster Newton
118 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Church of England Parish Church in Sturminster Newton, Dorset. The present church dates from a rebuild in 1486 by the abbots of Glastonbury. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved wagon roof remains.
4.7 miW
50°55'14"N • 2°18'28"W
Sturminster Mill, Sturminster Newton
120 min walk • Forts and castles
6.6 miNE
Park, Garden
Larmer Tree Gardens
169 min walk • The Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal in south Wiltshire, England, were created by landowner Augustus Pitt Rivers in 1880 as pleasure grounds for "public enlightenment and entertainment". They were the first private gardens opened for public enjoyment in the United Kingdom, and were free to enter.
4.1 miSE
Museum, Military museum
Royal Signals Museum, Blandford Forum
104 min walk • The Royal Signals Museum is a military museum based at Blandford Camp in the civil parish of Tarrant Monkton, northwest of the town of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Piddles Wood, Sturminster Newton
101 min walk • Piddles Wood is a small area of woodland south of the River Stour, Dorset, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The site was notified as an SSSI in 1985. The nearest settlement is the town of Sturminster Newton.
3.1 miSE
Neighbourhood
North Dorset, Blandford Forum
81 min walk • North Dorset was a local government district in Dorset, England. It was largely rural, but included the towns of Blandford Forum, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Stalbridge and Sturminster Newton.
4.4 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Blandford Camp
113 min walk • Blandford Camp is a military base comprising some 390 hectares of downland lying 2 miles north-east of Blandford Forum in the county of Dorset in southern England. Significant areas of the camp are Sites of Special Scientific Interest.