East Grimstead is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.

East Grimstead postcode: SP5 3RU

Retail in East Grimstead

There are great places to visit near East Grimstead including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.

Don't miss Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury's historic monuments if visiting the area around East Grimstead.

The area around East Grimstead features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.

Don't miss Avebury Manor's historic buildings if visiting the area around East Grimstead.

Country Parks to visit near East Grimstead include Coate Water Country Park.

Coate Water is a great place to visit close to East Grimstead if you like lakes.

Places near East Grimstead feature a number of interesting villages including Ashton Keynes.

East Grimstead History

There are some historic monuments around East Grimstead:

• Round barrow E of Downbarn West
• Two bowl barrows 265m south of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Long barrow 500m west of Croft Farm
• The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon
• Enclosure NW of Downbarn West
• Landford Common round barrows
• Bowl barrow 375m WNW of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
• The Mount round barrow
• Churchyard cross
• Bell barrow 250m NNE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• West Dean Roman villa
• Clarendon Palace
• Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner
• Circular earthwork
• Site of manor house
• Tithe barn, Roche Old Court
• Village cross
• Iron Age hillfort in Ashley's Copse
• Bowl barrow 250m south of Martin's Clump
• Long barrow and adjoining bowl barrow, 250m south of Martin's Clump
• Roman earthwork
• Three bowl barrows 200m east of Manor Farm: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Risbury Hill round barrows
• Horse Barrow
• Moated site 100m south of Manor Farm, Plaitford
• 'Ende Burgh' long barrow
• Two disc barrows and two bowl barrows 900m north of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• Bowl barrow 795m WSW of Franklin's Well
• The Giant's Grave long barrow
• Bowl barrow 440m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bell barrow, bowl barrow and section of hollow way 600m NNW of Long Orchard
• Bowl barrow 530m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Roman road immediately south east of Buckholt Farm
• Roman villa at East Grimstead
• Figsbury Ring
• St Michael's Priory
• Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction
• West Dean Roman villa
• Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations
• Gomeldon deserted village
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow 500m NNW of Long Orchard
• The Giant's Chair bell barrow
• Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse
• Bowl barrow 650m ESE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Holbury Wood camp
• Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse
• Bronze Age enclosure and linear boundary earthwork on Boscombe Down East
• Bowl barrow 680m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner
• Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tower Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bell barrow 300m ENE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bell barrow, three bowl barrows and gas testing trenches on Idmiston Down
• Milford Hill Bridge
• Bronze Age enclosure and two bowl barrows 520m north east of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• Templeman's Farm round barrow
• Bowl barrow 535m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow 750m NNE of Easton Down Farm
• Fussell's long barrow
• Barrows forming part of a cemetery, 320m north west of The Pheasant Hotel
• Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm
• Long barrow, Winterbourne
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
• Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Castle Copse camp