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 several good towns in the West Thorney area like Chichester, and Crawley.

Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park are great places to visit near West Thorney if you like country parks.

There are a number of woodlands near to West Thorney including Goodwood Country Park.

Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport are some of West Thorney best airports to visit near West Thorney.

West Thorney History

There are some historic monuments around West Thorney:

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