West Sussex
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 has been divided into East and West since the
12th century, and obtained separate
county councils in 1888, but it remained a single
ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming into force of the
Local Government Act 1972. Also at this time 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)
There are seven local government districts within the county of West Sussex:
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Adur*
Arun*
Chichester*
Crawley*
Horsham*
Mid Sussex*
WorthingSee:
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list of places in West Sussex*
:Category:Villages in West Sussex*
Amberley Museum,
Arundel Castle,
WWT Arundel (a
nature reserve of the
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust)
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Barnham Windmill,
Bignor Roman Villa,
Bluebell Railway*
Bosham Church
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Christ's Hospital, an old public school notable for its archaic uniforms and picturesque campus.
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Cissbury Ring &
Chanctonbury Ring, ancient
hill forts located on the
South Downs*
Fishbourne Roman villa
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Gatwick Airport*
Goodwood House*
High Salvington windmill*
Lancing College - a Public School, notable for its substantial Sussex sandstone chapel, large campus and high academic standards
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Pallant House gallery
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Petworth House*
Selsey Bill,
Shoreham Airport - the world's oldest continually-operational airport,
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South Downs Way - a
long distance footpath*
Stansted Park*
St Margaret's Church,
West Hoathly - an 11th Century
Anglo-Saxon church
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St Mary's Church,
Sompting - an 11th Century
Anglo-Saxon church.
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Wakehurst PlaceMain article: History of Sussex.
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of West Sussex at current basic prices
published (pp.240-253) by
Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Agriculture | Industry | Services |
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| 1995 | 8,564 | 208 | 2,239 | 6,116 |
| 2000 | 10,576 | 162 | 2,545 | 7,869 |
| 2003 | 12,619 | 185 | 2,520 | 9,915 |
includes hunting and forestry
includes energy and construction
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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East Sussex*
Sussex*
Gravelroots - an alternative guide to Midhurst and surrounding areas- Includes many photos and local information on the area
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Information on Sussex, history, maps*
Photos of Singleton Wealdland and Downland Museum, Nr Chichester*
Restaurants and takeaways in West Sussex*
The River Wey and Wey Navigations Community Site — a non-commercial site of over 120,000 words all about the River Wey including information and images about the source of the Wey in West Sussex
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Midhurst Pages - Midhurst Town & Community
