West Wittering
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  West Wittering shown within West Sussex |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| 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: UK • England • West Sussex | |
West Wittering is a small seaside resort[1] and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies near the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the B2179 road 6.5 miles (10.5km) southwest of Chichester.
In 1872 it had a population of 616, a post office and a National School[2]. The 2001 census records a population of 4,543[3]. There is a thriving primary school[4] and a post office[5]. The locality is referred to in Giles Cooper's Unman, Wittering and Zigo[6]
At the mouth of Chichester Harbour lies the little settlement of West Wittering, beautiful and glittering when the sea flows round it at high tide, forlorn and untidy when it is out.
—Clare Jerrold
[edit] Notable residents
A famous current resident is Keith Richards[7].
[edit] Bibliography
- J.M. Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales 1872
- Clare Jerrold Picturesque Sussex, Hove, Combridge 1932
[edit] References
- ^ Resort web-site
- ^ Historical details
- ^ Census data
- ^ School details
- ^ New initiative with village store
- ^ 1971 Walton-on-Thames, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd ISBN 0174323700
- ^ Sunday Telegraph 29th October 2007 p14(Issue no 2,420)
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