West Dean is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.

Retail in West Dean

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

The area around West Dean features a number of interesting historic monuments including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.

There are a number of ancient sites near West Dean including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.

Places near West Dean feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Avebury Manor.

Places near West Dean feature a number of interesting country parks including Coate Water Country Park.

There are a several good lakes in the area around West Dean like Coate Water.

The area close to West Dean boasts some of the best villages including Ashton Keynes.

West Dean History

There are some historic monuments around West Dean:

• Roman villa at East Grimstead
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse
• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common
• The Mount round barrow
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner
• Long barrow, Winterbourne
• Fussell's long barrow
• Bronze Age enclosure and two bowl barrows 520m north east of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• Figsbury Ring
• Risbury Hill round barrows
• Dunwood camp
• Bowl barrow 680m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow 650m ESE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow 440m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Horse Barrow
• Moated site 100m south of Manor Farm, Plaitford
• Site of manor house
• Beach Barrow
• Three bowl barrows 200m east of Manor Farm: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Two bowl barrows 940m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 300m ENE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Two disc barrows and two bowl barrows 900m north of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• Bell barrow 250m NNE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Bowl barrow 675m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 720m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Iron Age hillfort in Ashley's Copse
• Roman earthwork
• Bell barrow, bowl barrow and section of hollow way 600m NNW of Long Orchard
• 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 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Bowl barrow 90m west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
• Bell barrow, three bowl barrows and gas testing trenches on Idmiston Down
• Bowl barrow 375m WNW of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
• Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations
• Tithe barn, Roche Old Court
• Bowl barrow 750m NNE of Easton Down Farm
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow 645m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Templeman's Farm round barrow
• Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse
• Castle Copse camp
• Roman road immediately south east of Buckholt Farm
• Bowl barrow 795m WSW of Franklin's Well
• Two bowl barrows 90m south of Hill Lodge: part of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• West Dean Roman villa
• Two bowl barrows 265m south of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Landford Common round barrows
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
• Studley Castle royal hunting lodge
• Barrows forming part of a cemetery, 320m north west of The Pheasant Hotel
• West Dean Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 530m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Circular earthwork
• Rabbit warren and four bowl barrows on Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common
• Holbury Wood camp
• Bronze Age enclosure and linear boundary earthwork on Boscombe Down East
• Bowl barrow 20m south west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow 500m NNW of Long Orchard