West Sussex
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| West Sussex | |
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| Image:EnglandWestSussex.png | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial & Non-metropolitan county |
| Region: | South East England |
| Area: - Total - Admin. council | Ranked 30th 1,991 km² Ranked 27th |
| Admin HQ: | Chichester |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-WSX |
| ONS code: | 45 |
| NUTS 3: | UKJ24 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density - Admin. council | Ranked 27th 758,647 381 / km² Ranked 9th |
| Ethnicity: | 96.6% White 1.7% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
West Sussex County Council http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Peter Bottomley, Nick Gibb, Nick Herbert, Tim Loughton, Francis Maude, Laura Moffatt, Nicholas Soames, Andrew Tyrie | |
| Districts | |
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex was divided into eastern and western administrative regions, with separate county councils in 1888 but it remained a single county until 1974 when the new counties of East Sussex and West Sussex were created and the Mid Sussex region (including Haywards Heath and East Grinstead) was transferred from East Sussex.
The highest point of the county is Black Down, at 280m/919ft. (GR SU919296)
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Towns and villages
See the list of places in West Sussex.
Places of Interest
- Amberley Museum, Arundel Castle, WWT Arundel (a reserve of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust)
- Barnham Windmill, Bignor Roman Villa, Bluebell Railway
- Christ's Hospital, an old public school notable for its archaic uniforms and picturesque campus.
- Fishbourne Roman villa
- Lancing College
- Gatwick Airport, Goodwood House
- High Salvington windmill
- Pallant House
- Selsey Bill, Shoreham Airport - the worlds oldest continually-operational airport,
- South Downs Way - a long distance footpath
- Stanstead Park
- St Mary's Church, Sompting - an 11th Century Anglo-Saxon church.
- Wakehurst Place
- St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly - an 11th Century Anglo-Saxon church.
History
Main article: History of Sussex.
External links
- Information on Sussex, history, maps
- Photos of Singleton Wealdland and Downland Museum, Nr Chichester
- Restaurants and takeaways in West Sussex
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