West Sussex
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| West Sussex | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial & Non-metropolitan county |
| Region: | South East England |
| Area: - Total - Admin. council | Ranked 30th 1,991 km² Ranked 27th |
| Admin HQ: | Chichester |
| : | GB-WSX |
| ONS code: | 45 |
| NUTS 3: | UKJ24 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density - Admin. Council | Ranked {{English cerem counties / km² Ranked {{English admin counties |
| Ethnicity: | 96.6% White 1.7% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
 West Sussex County Council http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive: | |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Peter Bottomley, Nick Gibb, Nick Herbert, Tim Loughton, Francis Maude, Laura Moffatt, Nicholas Soames, Andrew Tyrie | |
| Districts | |
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The highest point of the county is Black Down, at 280m/919ft. (GR SU919296)
Local government districts
There are seven local government districts within the county of West Sussex:Towns and villages
See:Places of interest
- Amberley Museum, Arundel Castle, WWT Arundel (a nature reserve of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust)
- Barnham Windmill, Bignor Roman Villa, Bluebell Railway
- Bosham Church
- Christ's Hospital, an old public school notable for its archaic uniforms and picturesque campus.
- Cissbury Ring & Chanctonbury Ring, ancient hill forts located on the South Downs
- Fishbourne Roman villa
- Gatwick Airport
- Goodwood House
- High Salvington windmill
- Lancing College - a Public School, notable for its substantial Sussex sandstone chapel, large campus and high academic standards
- [Pallant House] gallery
- Selsey Bill, Shoreham Airport - the world's oldest continually-operational airport,
- South Downs Way - a long distance footpath
- Stansted Park
- St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly - an 11th Century Anglo-Saxon church
- St Mary's Church, Sompting - an 11th Century Anglo-Saxon church.
- Wakehurst Place
History
Main article: History of Sussex.Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of West Sussex at current basic prices [published] (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.| Year | ||||
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| 1995 | 8,564 | 208 | 2,239 | 6,116 |
| 2000 | 10,576 | 162 | 2,545 | 7,869 |
| 2003 | 12,619 | 185 | 2,520 | 9,915 |
Note 1: includes hunting and forestry
Note 2: includes energy and construction
Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
See also
External links
- [Gravelroots - an alternative guide to Midhurst and surrounding areas]- Includes many photos and local information on the area
- [Information on Sussex, history, maps]
- [Photos of Singleton Wealdland and Downland Museum, Nr Chichester]
- [Restaurants and takeaways in West Sussex]
- [The River Wey and Wey Navigations Community Site] — a non-commercial site of over 120,000 words all about the River Wey including information and images about the source of the Wey in West Sussex
- [Midhurst Pages - Midhurst Town & Community]
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