West Lavant
West Lavant is a Village in the county of West Sussex.
There are great places to visit near West Lavant including some great towns, country parks, woodlands and airports.
There are a number of towns near West Lavant including Chichester, and Crawley.
The area around West Lavant boasts some of the best country parks including Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.
Don't miss Goodwood Country Park's woodlands if visiting the area around West Lavant.
There are a several good airports in the West Lavant area like Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.
West Lavant History
There are some historic monuments around West Lavant:
- Flint mine on Stoke Down, immediately north of Stoke Clump
- Greyfriars Chapel, Priory Park
- Cross dyke on north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone
- An Itford Hill style settlement in Kingley Vale
- Boxgrove Priory
- Bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 290m south east of the Tansley Stone
- A 362m length of Devil's Ditch running WNW from Chapel Lane
- Romano-British villa, with cemetery and associated building, at Batten Hanger, 600m south east of Hill Lands Farm
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 380yds (350m) NW from The Cottage, Goodwood Park
- Bowl barrow on Treyford Hill
- Cross dyke on Heathbarn Down, 520m south east of Lodge Hill 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
- Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill
- A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill
- St Martin's Lane, Little London car park, Roman site
- Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 200m east of Heather View
- Oval barrow, the north-western of two on Stoughton Down
- Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 480m north west of The Trundle hillfort
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 1100yds (1000m), Valdoe Wood
- Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen Hills
- Bowl barrow on Cocking Down
- Causewayed enclosure, World War II searchlight emplacements and associated remains on Halnaker Hill
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 300yds (270m) W of Densworth House
- Beckett's Barn and adjoining earthworks
- Platform barrow on Bepton Down
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 1730yds (1580m) from Stane Street to NW end of Redvin's Copse
- Neolithic causewayed enclosure and associated remains on Court Hill
- Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 170m west of Upper Polecats Copse
- Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House
- Bowl barrow in Edgar Plantation
- Flint mines on Bow Hill
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m)
- Market cross
- Multiple cross dyke on Heyshott Down
- Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House
- Heyshott Down round barrow cemetery and cross dykes
- Bowl barrow in Poyntz's Piece, Heyshott Down
- Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm
- Ruined church
- Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 290m east of Heather View
- Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 410m and 425m north east of The Trundle hillfort
- Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation
- Bowl barrow and bell barrow on Graffham Down
- Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn
- Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north east of the Tansley Stone
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College
- Bell barrow north-west of Brooms Farm
- A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill
- Bowl barrow in Walkers Copse, Heyshott Common
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 900yds (820m), Lye Wood, West Stoke
- Multiple cross dyke on Little Graffham Bottom, 770m SSW of Hayland Farm
- Two round barrows in Grevitts Copse
- Medieval settlement in Eastdean Park, 670m north east of Counter's Gate
- A saucer barrow and a bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 270m south east of the Tansley Stone
- Bexley Bushes earthworks
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) SW of Broyle House
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section at Brandy Hole, extending E 230yds (210m) from railway, New Fishbourne
- Field system in Lamb Lea
- 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
- Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common
- The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's Hill
- Bowl barrow north west of Telegraph House
- Bowl barrow on Graffham Down
- Bowl barrow 480m south of Irongates Lodge
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 480yds (440m) from The Drive, Summersdale, near Chichester
- The Vandalian Tower, Up Park
- Bowl barrow on Charlton Down, 350m south of Goodwood racecourse
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 250yds (230m) in Densworth Copse
- Bowl barrow on Didling Hill
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse
- Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm
- A 210m length of Devil's Ditch running east from Chichester Main Road to Pook Lane
- Oval barrow, the south-eastern of two on Stoughton Down
- Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds
- Chichester City Walls, The Tower, Orchard Street
- Cross dyke on south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west of the Tansley Stone
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 1200yds (1100m) through Little Tomlins Copse
- Chichester Dyke, section of Broyle earthwork, extending 150yds (140m) through Plain Wood
- Chichester Castle
- Medieval chapel near Chilgrove, 295m north-west of Yewtree Cottage
- Multiple cross dyke on Harting Downs, 570m east of Down Place
- Bowl barrow on Charlton Down, 250m south of Goodwood racecourse
- Bowl barrow in Stonehill Clump, Goodwood Country Park
- Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 250m west of Foundry Cottages
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 530yds (480m) W from Lavant Lodge
- The Devil's Jumps round barrow cemetery
- Linear boundary 310m north west of the Tansley Stone on Bow Hill
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 330yds (300m) W of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park, Box Grove
- Bowl barrow on Bepton Down
- Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down
- Oval barrow 700m SSE of Locksash Farm
- Roman amphitheatre
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) S of West Broyle House
- Fishbourne Roman site
- Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
- Romano-British villa and traces of medieval occupation at Pitlands Farm, Up Marden
- Roman villa on Warren Down
- A deserted medieval village and post-medieval farm buildings, 1.4km north-west of Yew Tree Cottage
- Cakeham Manor (uninhabited parts)
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E from Chapel Lane
- Bowl barrow on Linch Down
