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.

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

Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park are some of West Thorney best country parks to visit near West Thorney.

Don't miss Goodwood Country Park's woodlands if visiting the area around West Thorney.

Airports to visit near West Thorney include Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

West Thorney History

There are some historic monuments around West Thorney:

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