Visit Westham Places

Welcome to Visit Westham Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Westham

  

Westham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Westham

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Westham history

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Westham is recorded in the Domesday Book. Its name derives from being a hamlet to the west of Pevensey Castle.

Westham landmarks

Stone Cross windmill was built between 1875 and 1876, the last of the type built in Sussex. Although ceasing commercial operation in 1937, it has since been refurbished and is open to the public. Pevensey Levels, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, lies partially in the parish.

Westham geography / climate

The parish lies along a ridge at the western end of the Pevensey Levels. The main village centre, Westham, is at the eastern end. The area was once an inlet of the sea.

You can visit Westham places with Walkfo Westham to hear history at Westham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Westham has 17 places to visit in our interactive Westham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Westham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Westham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Westham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Westham places in an interactive Westham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Westham Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Westham historic spots	Westham tourist destinations	Westham plaques	Westham geographic features
Walkfo Westham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Westham

  

Best Westham places to visit

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Westham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Westham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Westham’s information audio spots:

St Mary’s Church, Westham St Mary’s Church, Westham, East Sussex, is an active Anglican parish church. The earliest fabric in the church dates from the late 11th century. The north aisle and the tower were added to the church in the late 14th century. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Pevensey Castle Built around 290 AD and known to the Romans as Anderitum, the fort appears to have been the base for a fleet called the Classis Anderidaensis. It was reoccupied between 1940 and 1945 by units from the Home Guard, British and Canadian armies and the United States Army Air Corps.

Anderitum Anderitum (also Anderida or Anderidos) was a Roman fort in the Roman province of Britannia. The fort was built in the 290s and was abandoned after it was sacked in 471. It was re-inhabited by Saxons and Normans built a castle in the 11th century. During the Second World War pillboxes were built into the Roman walls.

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