Boxgrove

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Boxgrove
Boxgrove (England)
Boxgrove
Boxgrove
Location in England

Church of St. Mary and St. Blaise
in Boxgrove
Basic data
status Village and Civil Parish
surface 11.89 km²
population 957 (as of 2011)
Ceremony county West Sussex
District Chichester District
Constituency Chichester
Website: boxgrovepc.org

Boxgrove is a village and civil parish near Chichester in West Sussex , southern England . A census from 2011 showed a population of 957 people.

Boxgrove Quarry site

Boxgrove hand ax

An archaeological site from the Early Paleolithic was discovered near Boxgrove in the Boxgrove Quarry , also known as Amey's Eartham Pit . Archaeological excavations took place here from 1983 to 1996.

Web links

Commons : Boxgrove  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′  N , 0 ° 43 ′  W