Bell Hill lies about 5 miles west of
Blandford Forum. The village of
Ibberton nestles against its southwestern foot, whilst a little further to the northeast, below Okeford Hill on the same ridgeline, is the village of
Okeford Fitzpaine. The summit itself lies on a ridge running from northeast to southwest. To the northwest its escarpment drops steeply in to the
Blackmore Vale and
Stour Valley, whilst to the southeast the woods of Turnworth Clump and Ringmoor are bracketed by two more ridges, Ibberton Long Down and Turnworth Down, forming a horseshoe with Bell Hill. Another spur runs east from Turnworth Down to Shillingstone Hill, site of a quarry and a popular cross-country race. A
trig point on the Wessex Ridgeway marks this subsidiary summit. == History ==