Tangmere

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Tangmere

Coordinates: 50.8509° N 0.7157° W

Tangmere (United Kingdom)
Tangmere
Population 2,500
OS grid reference SU905065
District Chichester
Shire county West Sussex
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHICHESTER
Postcode district PO20
Dial code 01243
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
UK Parliament Chichester
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UKEnglandWest Sussex

Tangmere is a village in West Sussex, England. It is twinned with Hermanville-sur-Mer in Lower Normandy, France. According to the 2001 British Census, it had a population of 2,464.

Tangmere is located three miles outside of Chichester and is the home of the RAF Tangmere airfield, which played an important role in World War II during the Battle of Britain. The airfield is now home to the Tangmere Aviation Museum.

It has a primary school, a pub (The Bader Arms), a petrol garage (Esso) and one village shop (One Stop, owned by Tesco.)

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