Thorney Island
Thorney Island is a British Army base and an island: effectively a peninsula that juts into Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. It is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel called the Great Deep.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baker Barracks and Fowley Island.
Baker Barracks
Barracks
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baker Barracks is a British Army barracks located on Thorney Island, West Sussex, around 6.58 miles east from Portsmouth, Hampshire. Baker Barracks is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Thorney Island.
Fowley Island
Islet
Fowley Island is a small uninhabited island in Chichester Harbour, around 900 metres south of the coast at Emsworth between Hayling Island and Thorney Island. Fowley Island is situated 1½ miles northwest of Thorney Island.
Southbourne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.
Southbourne railway station serves the village of Southbourne, West Sussex, England. It is on the West Coastway Line between Brighton and Southampton, 34 miles 16 chains from Brighton. It was originally opened in 1906, when it was called Southbourne Halt. Southbourne railway station is situated 2 miles north of Thorney Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chidham and Nutbourne.
Chidham
Village
Photo: Bob Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chidham is a village, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Thorney Island.
Nutbourne
Village
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nutbourne is a village in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England located 2 miles east of Emsworth on the A259 road. It is in the civil parishes of Southbourne and Chidham and Hambrook. Nutbourne is situated 2 miles northeast of Thorney Island.
Northney
Village
Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northney is a village on north Hayling island in the borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, England. It is on the north coast of the island, east of where the A3023 meets the shore of the island and north of North Hayling. Northney is situated 2 miles west of Thorney Island.
Thorney Island
- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Description: island in West Sussex, UK
- Categories: island and transportation
- Location: West Thorney, Chichester District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thorney Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thorney Island”
- Japanese: “ソーニーアイランド”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Thorney Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thorney Island i West Sussex”
- Norwegian: “Thorney Island”
- Spanish: “Thorney Island”
- Swedish: “Thorney Island”
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