West Thorney is a Town in the county of West Sussex.

Retail in West Thorney

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

Chichester, and Crawley are great places to visit near West Thorney if you like towns.

The area around West Thorney features a number of interesting country parks including Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.

The area around West Thorney's best woodlands can be found at Goodwood Country Park.

Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport are great places to visit near West Thorney if you like airports.

West Thorney History

There are some historic monuments around West Thorney:

• Romano-British villa and traces of medieval occupation at Pitlands Farm, Up Marden
• Black Barn, Warblington
• A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill
• Bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 290m south east of the Tansley Stone
• Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down
• Cakeham Manor (uninhabited parts)
• Cross dyke on south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west of the Tansley Stone
• Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill
• World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm
• Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House
• 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 north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone
• An Itford Hill style settlement in Kingley Vale
• Motte castle at Motley's Copse
• Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copse
• Roman villa and section of Roman road south-west of Littlepark Wood
• Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
• Oval barrow, the south-eastern of two on Stoughton Down
• 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
• Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north east of the Tansley Stone
• The Castle
• A saucer barrow and a bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 270m south east of the Tansley Stone
• Bevis's Grave long barrow and early medieval cemetery, 100m west of Belmont Castle
• Oval barrow, the north-western of two on Stoughton Down
• Warblington Castle
• Tourner Bury, Hayling Island, South Hayling
• Linear boundary 310m north west of the Tansley Stone on Bow Hill
• Flint mines on Bow Hill