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.

West Thorney's best nearby towns can be found at Chichester, and Crawley.

There are a number of country parks near West Thorney including Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.

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

There are a several good airports in the West Thorney area like Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

West Thorney History

There are some historic monuments around West Thorney:

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