Ancton is a Village in the county of West Sussex.

Ancton postcode: PO22 6NB

Retail in Ancton

There are great places to visit near Ancton including some great towns, country parks, woodlands and airports.

There are a number of towns near Ancton including Chichester, and Crawley.

There are a several good country parks in the Ancton area like Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.

Goodwood Country Park is one of Ancton's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Ancton.

The area around Ancton boasts some of the best airports including Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

Ancton History

There are some historic monuments around Ancton:

• Maison Dieu
• Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church
• The Burgh: a bowl barrow 940m east of Canada
• Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor, a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrows
• Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge
• Phoenix Caisson (outer) off Pagham Harbour
• Tortington Augustinian priory and ponds, including part of priory precinct
• Burpham camp
• Arundel Castle
• Causewayed enclosure, World War II searchlight emplacements and associated remains on Halnaker Hill
• War Dyke entrenchment in Whiteways Plantation and South Wood
• Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds
• Keep of Tote Copse castle, 400m north of Decoy Farmhouse
• Long Down prehistoric flint mine
• The Mill Ball: a bowl barrow south of Bury Hill
• Madehurst Wood earthworks
• Lime kilns, canal, engine sheds, etcetera
• Goblestubbs Copse earthworks
• Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn
• Dalesdown Wood earthworks
• Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House
• A 19th century artillery fort known as Littlehampton Fort, 317m south west of the Windmill Theatre