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West Sussex. West Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Hampshire to the west. The largest settlement is Crawley, and the county town is the city of Chichester. The county has a land area of 1,991 square kilometres (769 sq mi ...
Chichester (/ ˈtʃɪtʃɪstər / ⓘ CHITCH-ist-ər) [4] is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England. [5] It is the only city in West Sussex and is its county town. It was a Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and a major market town from those times through Norman and medieval times to the present day. It is the seat of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester and is home to ...
County Hall is a municipal facility at West Street in Chichester, West Sussex. It is the headquarters of West Sussex County Council .
In World War Two the county was a base for the Dieppe Raid and D-Day landings. In 1974, the Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex was replaced with one each for East and West Sussex, which became separate ceremonial counties. In the 21st century a county day and a county flag were created for Sussex and a National Park was established for the South Downs.
Sussex. Sussex (/ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English Sūþsēaxe; lit. ' South Saxons ') is an area within South East England which was historically a kingdom and, later, a county. It includes the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. The area borders the English Channel to the south, and the ceremonial counties of Surrey to the ...
Some of the larger settlements of West Sussex. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, England. Towns and cities are shown in bold type.
Horsham (/ ˈhɔːrʃəm /) is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is 31 miles (50 km) south south-west of London, 18.5 miles (30 km) north-west of Brighton and 26 miles (42 km) north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Crawley to the north-east and Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill to the south ...
West Sussex County Council is the upper tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex in England. The county also contains seven district and borough councils, and 158 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 70 elected councillors. The chief executive and directors are responsible for the day-to-day ...