Birdham

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Birdham
Birdham (West Sussex)
Birdham

Birdham shown within West Sussex
OS grid reference SU824003
District Chichester
Shire county West Sussex
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Chichester
List of places: UKEnglandWest Sussex

Coordinates: 50°47′49″N 0°49′55″W / 50.79683, -0.83204

Birdham is a village and civil parish in the district of Chichester of the county of West Sussex, England. It is located on the Manhood Peninsula, about five miles south of the city of Chichester. It sits on Chichester Harbour and is home to two locked marinas, Birdham Pool and Chichester Marina. In between these two marinas are the lockgates to the disused Chichester Canal opened in 1822. The local school is Birdham C of E Primary School. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,408. HMS Birdham, launched on 19th September 1955, was named for the village.

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