West Grimstead is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.

West Grimstead postcode: SP5 3RF

Retail in West Grimstead

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

West Grimstead's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.

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

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

Coate Water Country Park is one of West Grimstead's best, nearby country parks to visit in West Grimstead.

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

Ashton Keynes is one of West Grimstead's best, nearby villages to visit in West Grimstead.

West Grimstead History

There are some historic monuments around West Grimstead:

• The Giant's Grave long barrow
• Bowl barrow 545m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and associated enclosure 430m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• West Dean Roman villa
• Roman earthwork
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• The Butts round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse
• Templeman's Farm round barrow
• Clearbury Ring
• Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Bowl barrow 750m NNE of Easton Down Farm
• Iron Age hillfort in Ashley's Copse
• Mizmaze on Breamore Down
• Castle Copse camp
• Bronze Age enclosure and two bowl barrows 520m north east of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• The Poultry Cross
• Bowl barrow 650m ESE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Clearbury Down round barrow
• 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 795m WSW of Franklin's Well
• The Giant's Chair bell barrow
• Two bowl barrows 265m south of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: part 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
• Bowl barrow 720m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows west of Breamore Hat
• Bowl barrow 500m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Five bowl barrows 500m north of Longcross Pond forming part of the Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Harnham Bridge
• Bowl barrow 675m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Barrows forming part of a cemetery, 320m north west of The Pheasant Hotel
• Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse
• Bell barrow 250m NNE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Clarendon Palace
• St Michael's Priory
• Wick Down round barrow
• Bronze Age enclosure and linear boundary earthwork on Boscombe Down East
• West Dean Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 375m WNW of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow, Winterbourne
• Bowl barrow 530m 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 645m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Studley Castle royal hunting lodge
• Gomeldon deserted village
• Bell barrow, three bowl barrows and gas testing trenches on Idmiston Down
• Tithe barn, Roche Old Court
• Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm
• Figsbury Ring
• Roman villa at East Grimstead
• Bowl barrow 515m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Risbury Hill round barrows
• Fussell's long barrow
• Horse Barrow
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow 500m NNW of Long Orchard
• Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations
• Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Manor Farm: one 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
• Three bowl barrows 200m east of Manor Farm: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Churchyard cross
• Milford Hill Bridge
• Bell barrow 300m ENE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Enclosure NW of Downbarn West
• Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• City rampart E of Council House
• 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
• 'Ende Burgh' long barrow
• Moated site 100m south of Manor Farm, Plaitford
• The Mount round barrow
• Village cross
• The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon
• Landford Common round barrows
• 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 440m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Two disc barrows and two bowl barrows 900m north of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• Circular earthwork
• Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner
• Round barrow E of Downbarn West
• Woodbury ancient villages
• Odstock Copse earthwork