West Dean
West Dean is a Village in the county of West Sussex.
West Dean postcode: PO18 0QX
There are great places to visit near West Dean including some great towns, country parks, woodlands and airports.
Chichester, and Crawley are some of West Dean best towns to visit near West Dean.
Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park are great places to visit near West Dean if you like country parks.
The area around West Dean's best woodlands can be found at Goodwood Country Park.
The area around West Dean features a number of interesting airports including Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.
West Dean History
There are some historic monuments around West Dean:
- Woolbeding Bridge
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House
- Cowdray: a fortified medieval house and part of its landscaped grounds
- Bowl barrow on Graffham Down
- Oval barrow, the south-eastern of two on Stoughton Down
- Bowl barrow on Fitzhall Rough, 330m ENE of Fitzhall: part of Fitzhall Rough round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 480m south of Irongates Lodge
- Neolithic causewayed enclosure and associated remains on Court Hill
- Bowl barrow 220m WNW of Fitzhall Lodge: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemetery
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 380yds (350m) NW from The Cottage, Goodwood Park
- Roman amphitheatre
- Bowl barrow in Poyntz's Piece, Heyshott Down
- Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm
- 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
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section at Brandy Hole, extending E 230yds (210m) from railway, New Fishbourne
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 900yds (820m), Lye Wood, West Stoke
- Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn
- Multiple cross dyke on Harting Downs, 570m east of Down Place
- A 362m length of Devil's Ditch running WNW from Chapel Lane
- Three bowl barrows on Fitzhall Rough, 200m north-east of Fitzhall: part of Fitzhall Rough round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows on Trotton Common
- Iping Bridge
- Market cross
- A saucer barrow and a bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 270m south east of the Tansley Stone
- Roman villa on Warren Down
- Medieval moated site in Parlour Copse
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College
- Bowl barrow on Trotton Common, 500m south of Trotton Nurseries
- Bowl barrow on Bepton Down
- An Itford Hill style settlement in Kingley Vale
- Bowl barrow in Walkers Copse, Heyshott Common
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park
- Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen Hills
- Bowl barrow on Treyford Hill
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 1100yds (1000m), Valdoe Wood
- A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Cocking Down
- The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's Hill
- Roman road across Iping Common and bowl barrow 180m north west of Fitzhall Lodge: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemetery
- Cross dyke on south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west of the Tansley Stone
- Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Fitzhall Lodge: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemetery
- Flint mine on Stoke Down, immediately north of Stoke Clump
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 480yds (440m) from The Drive, Summersdale, near Chichester
- Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill
- Fishbourne Roman site
- Medieval chapel near Chilgrove, 295m north-west of Yewtree Cottage
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 530yds (480m) W from Lavant Lodge
- Bowl barrow north west of Telegraph House
- Bell barrow north-west of Brooms Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Iping Common, 350m south west of Crowshole Farm
- Ruined church
- Bowl barrow on Didling Hill
- Cross dyke on north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone
- Trotton Bridge
- Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 480m north west of The Trundle hillfort
- Bowl barrow in Stonehill Clump, Goodwood Country Park
- A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill
- Bowl barrow and bell barrow on Graffham Down
- Bowl barrow on Goldrings Warren
- Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds
- Motte and bailey castle on St Ann's Hill, Midhurst
- Medieval settlement in Eastdean Park, 670m north east of Counter's Gate
- Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 290m east of Heather View
- Bowl barrow on Charlton Down, 350m south of Goodwood racecourse
- Keep of Tote Copse castle, 400m north of Decoy Farmhouse
- Romano-British villa and traces of medieval occupation at Pitlands Farm, Up Marden
- Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm
- Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 200m east of Heather View
- Causewayed enclosure, World War II searchlight emplacements and associated remains on Halnaker Hill
- The Devil's Jumps round barrow cemetery
- Multiple cross dyke on Little Graffham Bottom, 770m SSW of Hayland Farm
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 1730yds (1580m) from Stane Street to NW end of Redvin's Copse
- Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House
- Oval barrow, the north-western of two on Stoughton Down
- Romano-British villa, with cemetery and associated building, at Batten Hanger, 600m south east of Hill Lands Farm
- Greyfriars Chapel, Priory Park
- Platform barrow on Bepton Down
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m)
- Bowl barrow in Edgar Plantation
- Chichester Castle
- Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 170m west of Upper Polecats Copse
- Chichester Dyke, section of Broyle earthwork, extending 150yds (140m) through Plain Wood
- A deserted medieval village and post-medieval farm buildings, 1.4km north-west of Yew Tree Cottage
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 300yds (270m) W of Densworth House
- Field system in Lamb Lea
- Bowl barrow 520m north of Fitzhall: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemetery
- Habin Bridge
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 1200yds (1100m) through Little Tomlins Copse
- Linear boundary 310m north west of the Tansley Stone on Bow Hill
- Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down
- Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north east of the Tansley Stone
- Boxgrove Priory
- A 210m length of Devil's Ditch running east from Chichester Main Road to Pook Lane
- Bowl barrow 280m WNW of Fitzhall Lodge: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows 500m NNE of Fitzhall: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemetery
- Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation
- Cross dyke on Heathbarn Down, 520m south east of Lodge Hill Farm
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) SW of Broyle House
- Chichester City Walls, The Tower, Orchard Street
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 330yds (300m) W of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park, Box Grove
- Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
- Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 410m and 425m north east of The Trundle hillfort
- Bexley Bushes earthworks
- Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 250m west of Foundry Cottages
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) S of West Broyle House
- Bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 290m south east of the Tansley Stone
- Two bowl barrows on Iping Common, 520m SSW of Crossways Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Linch Down
- Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common
- Multiple cross dyke on Heyshott Down
- St Martin's Lane, Little London car park, Roman site
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne
- Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery
- Flint mines on Bow Hill
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E from Chapel Lane
- Bowl barrow on Graffham Down, 200m south of Limekiln Bottom
- Bowl barrow on Charlton Down, 250m south of Goodwood racecourse
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 250yds (230m) in Densworth Copse
- Heyshott Down round barrow cemetery and cross dykes
