West Sussex
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Country | United Kingdom | |
Part of the country | England | |
region | South East England | |
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status | Ceremonial and Administrative County | |
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Ceremonial county | ||
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Administrative county | ||
founded | 1888 | |
out | West Sussex | |
by | Local Government Act 1888 | |
Administrative authority | West Sussex County Council | |
Administrative headquarters | Chichester | |
ISO-3166-2 | GB-WSX | |
surface | 1,991 km² | |
Residents | 858.852 | |
was standing | June 30, 2018 | |
ONS code | 45 | |
GSS code | E10000032 | |
NUTS code | UKJ24 | |
Website | www.westsussex.gov.uk | |
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West Sussex is a county in southern England . It borders on East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove ), Hampshire and Surrey . The traditional county of Sussex was divided into two administrative areas with their own main towns as early as 1888. Sussex remained a separate ceremonial county until 1974, when East Sussex and West Sussex each received their own Lord Lieutenants . West Sussex's administrative headquarters are in Chichester .
towns and places
- Angmering , Arundel , Ardingly
- Balcombe , Bignor , Billingshurst , Bognor Regis , Bosham , Burgess Hill
- Chichester , Clapham , Crawley , Cuckfield
- East Grinstead , East Wittering
- Ferring
- Goring-by-Sea
- 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
Attractions
- Amberley Museum
- Arundel Castle
- Barnham Windmill
- Bignor (Roman villa)
- Bluebell Railway
- Christ's Hospital (Independent School)
- Fishbourne Roman Palace (Roman Villa)
- London Gatwick Airport
- Goodwood House
- Pallant House
- Selsey Bill
- South Downs Way
- South Downs
- Stansted Park
- Wakehurst Place
Web links
Commons : West Sussex - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: West Sussex Travel Guide
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ W