West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex was divided into eastern and western administrative regions, with separate county councils in 1888 but it remained a single county until 1974 when the new counties of East Sussex and West Sussex were created and the Mid Sussex region (including Haywards Heath and East Grinstead) was transferred from East Sussex.

The highest point of the article is Black Down, at 280m/919ft. (GR SU919296)

Towns and villages

See the list of places in West Sussex.

Places of Interest

• Amberley Museum, Arundel Castle, WWT Arundel (a reserve of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust)
• Barnham Windmill, Bignor Roman Villa, Bluebell Railway
• Christ's Hospital, an old public school notable for its archaic uniforms and picturesque campus.
• Fishbourne Roman villa
• Lancing College
• Gatwick Airport, Goodwood House
• High Salvington windmill
• Pallant House
• Selsey Bill, Shoreham Airport – the worlds oldest continually-operational airport, South Downs Way – a long distance footpath, South Downs, Stansted Park, St Mary's Church, Sompting – an 11th Century Anglo-Saxon church and one of the oldest places of worship in continual use anywhere outside of the Holy Lands.
• Wakehurst Place

History

Main article: History of Sussex.

External links

• Information on Sussex, history, maps
• Photos of Singleton Wealdland and Downland Museum, Nr Chichester
• Restaurants and takeaways in West Sussex