Charlton Down is a small village in Dorset, England, set on the chalk ridges of the Dorset Downs a few miles north of Dorchester. It feels like a modern rural settlement tucked into classic downland scenery: rolling arable fields, hedgerows and wide views, with easy access for walkers and cyclists and within reasonable driving distance of the Jurassic Coast.
The community is largely residential and agricultural in character, with many residents commuting to nearby market towns for work. Locally there’s a strong community feel with village groups and facilities that reflect the village’s relatively recent growth, and the surrounding landscape and nearby historic sites give it a quietly rural, reasonably well connected base for exploring west Dorset.
Postcode districts covering Charlton Down
Most populated places nearby
- Poole 21.5 miles
- Weymouth 8.9 miles
- Yeovil 15.5 miles
- Ferndown 24.4 miles
- Ferndown Town 24.4 miles
- Dorchester 3 miles
- Bridport 13.3 miles
- Chard 23.5 miles
- Chard Town 23.3 miles
- Portland 13.9 miles
- Blandford Forum 14.9 miles
- Swanage 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward 0.9 miles
- Charminster Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Godmanstone Parish 1.7 miles
- Stratton Parish 1.8 miles
- Bradford Peverell Parish 2.2 miles
- Stinsford Parish 2.5 miles
- Nether Cerne Parish 2.6 miles
- Piddlehinton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Dorchester Poundbury Ward 2.8 miles
- Dorchester West Ward 2.9 miles
- Dorchester Built-up area 3 miles
- Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Charlton Down
DT2 9RJ, DT2 9UL, DT2 9FP, DT2 9XX, DT2 9UU, DT2 9UY, DT2 9FF, DT2 9UB, DT2 9UA … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 26.9 miles
- Exeter International Airport 41.9 miles
- Dorchester West Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Dorchester South Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Charlton Down Ad
- The Duchess of Cornwall 4 2.6 miles
- Greyhound Inn 4.2 miles
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 2.6 miles
- The Brace of Pheasants 4 5 miles
- The Brewers Arms 3 4.2 miles
- The New Inn 4 miles
- Premier Inn Dorchester 3 2.9 miles
- The Poachers Inn 4 3.7 miles
- New Inn Dorchester 3 5.5 miles
- The Junction Hotel 3 2.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 2.5 miles
- Chesil Beach Beach 9.5 miles
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 10 miles
- Portland Harbour Harbour 11.6 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 11.9 miles
- Man O'War Beach Beach 12.1 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.2 miles
- Portland Marina Marina 12.6 miles
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 16 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 16.7 miles