West Sussex
de:West Sussex eo:West Sussex
| West Sussex | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial & Administrative 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 (2002 est.) - Density - Admin. council | Ranked 27th 755,855 380 / 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, Howard Flight, Nick Gibb, Tim Loughton, Francis Maude, Laura Moffatt, Nicholas Soames, Andrew Tyrie | |
| Districts | |
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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.
Towns and villages
- Angmering, Arundel
- Balcombe, Bignor, Billingshurst, Bognor Regis, Bosham, Burgess Hill
- Chichester, Clapham, Crawley, Copthorne, Cuckfield
- East Grinstead, East Wittering
- Ferring
- Goring by Sea
- Hammerwood, Haywards Heath, Henfield, Horsham, Horsted Keynes, Hurstpierpoint
- Keymer
- Lancing, Littlehampton
- Middleton on Sea, Midhurst
- Pease Pottage, Petworth, Pulborough
- Rustington
- Selsey, Shipley, Shoreham-by-Sea, Singleton, Southbourne, Southwick, Steyning, Storrington
- Three Bridges
- Worthing, Washington
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
- Gatwick Airport
- Goodwood House
- Pallant House
- Selsey Bill
- South Downs Way, a long distance footpath
- South Downs
- Stansted Park
- Wakehurst Place
History
Main article: History of Sussex.
External links
- Photos of Singleton Wealdland and Downland Museum, Nr Chichester (http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Downland_Museum%2001.htm)
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