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West Wittering
West Wittering shown within West Sussex |
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| Area | 13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 2,684 [1] 2001 Census |
| - Density | 197 /km2 (510 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SZ779984 |
| - London | 60 miles (97 km) NE |
| Parish | West Wittering |
| District | Chichester |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHICHESTER |
| Postcode district | PO20 |
| Dialling code | 01243 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Chichester |
| Website | Parish Council |
| List of places: UK • England • West Sussex | |
West Wittering is a small village and civil parish, on the Manhood Peninsula, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies near the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the B2179 road 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwest of Chichester and has a sandy beach with what has been described as excellent water quality.[2]
In 1872 it had a population of 616, a post office and a National School[3]. The 2001 census records a population of 2,684.[1] There is a thriving primary school[4]. The locality is referred to in Giles Cooper's Unman, Wittering and Zigo.[5]
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
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Part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest Bracklesham Bay runs in between the coastline in the parish.[6]
Chichester Harbour, a Site of Special Scientific Interest is partly within the parish. This is a wetland of international importance,a Special Protection Area for wild birds and a Special Area of Conservation. The harbour is of particular importance for wintering wildfowl and waders of which five species reach numbers which are internationally important.[7]
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