Southbourne is a Village in the county of West Sussex.

Southbourne postcode: PO10 8JS

Retail in Southbourne

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

The area around Southbourne boasts some of the best towns including Chichester, and Crawley.

Don't miss Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Southbourne.

Woodlands to visit near Southbourne include Goodwood Country Park.

Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport are some of Southbourne best airports to visit near Southbourne.

Southbourne History

There are some historic monuments around Southbourne:

• Linear boundary 310m north west of the Tansley Stone on Bow Hill
• Devil's Ditch, section extending 900yds (820m), Lye Wood, West Stoke
• Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
• A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill
• Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House
• Cross dyke on south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west of the Tansley Stone
• Romano-British villa and traces of medieval occupation at Pitlands Farm, Up Marden
• Chichester Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long in Mouthey's Plantation, section 245yds (220m) long in Oakwood and section 100yds (90m) long SW of Oakwood House
• Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
• Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 300yds (270m) W of Densworth House
• World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm
• Bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 290m south east of the Tansley Stone
• Medieval chapel near Chilgrove, 295m north-west of Yewtree Cottage
• Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm
• Bell barrow north-west of Brooms Farm
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak
• Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copse
• Cakeham Manor (uninhabited parts)
• Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Chalton Down, 350m south east of Manor Farm
• Flint mine on Stoke Down, immediately north of Stoke Clump
• Two round barrows in Grevitts Copse
• A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill
• Oval barrow, the north-western of two on Stoughton Down
• Motte castle at Motley's Copse
• A 362m length of Devil's Ditch running WNW from Chapel Lane
• Cross dyke on north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone
• Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm
• Romano-British villa, with cemetery and associated building, at Batten Hanger, 600m south east of Hill Lands Farm
• Oval barrow, the south-eastern of two on Stoughton Down
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Irongates Lodge
• Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E from Chapel Lane
• Warblington Castle
• Flint mines on Bow Hill
• An Itford Hill style settlement in Kingley Vale
• Three bowl barrows on Chalton Down, 860m east of Netherley Farm
• Oval barrow 700m SSE of Locksash Farm
• Tourner Bury, Hayling Island, South Hayling
• A saucer barrow and a bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 270m south east of the Tansley Stone
• The Castle
• Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill
• Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down
• Black Barn, Warblington
• Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north east of the Tansley Stone
• Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 250yds (230m) in Densworth Copse
• Bowl barrow in Edgar Plantation