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  2. West Sussex - Wikipedia

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    Mid Sussex. Adur. 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 ...

  3. County Hall, Chichester - Wikipedia

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    County Hall is a municipal facility at West Street in Chichester, West Sussex. It is the headquarters of West Sussex County Council. History. Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, West Sussex County Council initially met at the Council House, Chichester.

  4. Sussex - Wikipedia

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    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 north ...

  5. Chichester - Wikipedia

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    Chichester ( / ˈtʃɪtʃɪstər / ⓘ) [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.

  6. Horsham - Wikipedia

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    Horsham (/ ˈ h ɔːr ʃ ə m /) 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.

  7. History of Sussex - Wikipedia

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    Sussex. Sussex / ˈsʌsɪks /, from the Old English 'Sūþsēaxe' (' South Saxons '), is a historic county in South East England . Evidence from a fossil of Boxgrove Man ( Homo heidelbergensis) shows that Sussex has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years. It is thought to be the oldest human fossil ever discovered in Britain.

  8. West Sussex County Council - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .westsussex .gov .uk. 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.

  9. Midhurst - Wikipedia

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    West Sussex. 50°59′06″N 0°44′24″W  / . 50.985°N 0.740°W. / 50.985; -0.740. Midhurst ( / ˈmɪdhurst /) is a market town, parish [3] and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother 20 miles (32 km) inland from the English Channel, and 12 miles (19 km) north of the county town of Chichester .