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.

There are a number of towns near West Thorney including Chichester, and Crawley.

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

West Thorney is near some unmissable woodlands like Goodwood Country Park,

The area around West Thorney boasts some of the best airports including Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

West Thorney History

There are some historic monuments around West Thorney:

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