Poxwell (/ˈpoʊkswəl/; sometimes written Pokeswell) is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England.

The name originates from the ‘Pokes well’ – a well dating from the period when occupied by the Romans in the first century which is located on a hillside in the village.

Following the abbey's dissolution, it was granted by Queen Elizabeth to Thomas Howard of Lulworth and Bindon.

Since then, the previous owner has held many charitable functions in which one of its visitors was The Princess Royal on 14 June 1997.

There was once a small church alongside the Manor, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, that dated to around the twelfth century.