West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove) to the east, Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north, and to the south the English Channel. Chichester in the southwest is the county town and only city in West Sussex, with the largest towns being Crawley, Worthing and Horsham.

West Sussex has a range of scenery, including wealden, downland and coastal. The highest point of the county is Blackdown, at 280 metres (919 ft). It has a number of stately homes including Goodwood, Petworth House and Uppark and also castles such as Arundel Castle and Bramber Castle. Over half the county is protected countryside, offering walking, cycling and other recreational opportunities.

History

Although the name Sussex, derived from the Old English 'Sūþsēaxe' ('South Saxons'), is from the Saxon period between AD 477 to 1066, the history of human habitation in Sussex goes back to the Old Stone Age. The oldest hominin remains known in Britain were found at Eartham Pit, Boxgrove. Sussex has been occupied since those times and has succumbed to various invasions and migrations throughout its long history.

West Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)

West Sussex (formally the Western division of Sussex) was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1885 general election.

Members of Parliament

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Southbourne, West Sussex

Coordinates: 50°50′42″N 0°54′29″W / 50.84503°N 0.90811°W / 50.84503; -0.90811

Southbourne is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It lies to the east of Emsworth, the west of Chidham (recently the boundary has been changed) and south-east of Westbourne. Southbourne Parish comprises Lumley, Hermitage, Thornham, Prinsted and part of Nutbourne.

The parish has a land area of 1068.36 hectares (2639 acres). In the 2011 census 6261 people lived in 2595 households of whom 2762 were economically active. The Parish are undertaking a Neighbourhood Plan and are having to accommodate 350 dwellings within its boundary between 2014 and 2029.

Southbourne has a small railway station on the West Coastway Line between Southampton and Brighton. Southbourne has a separate Infant School and Junior School and is home to Bourne Community College, which takes secondary pupils from around the area. Bourne Leisure centre and a Library both serve surrounding villages and settlements. Our Age Concern and Southbourne Bowls and Social Club are both in New Road. The A259 road, formerly designated A27 and the main coast route until the construction of a new dual carriageway, runs through the village.