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 some of West Thorney best towns to visit near West Thorney.

There are a several good country parks in the West Thorney area like Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.

Goodwood Country Park is one of West Thorney's best, nearby woodlands to visit in West Thorney.

The area around West Thorney features a number of interesting airports including Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

West Thorney History

There are some historic monuments around West Thorney:

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