West Sussex 143062 225088205 2008-07-11T20:38:12Z Charlesdrakew 3308922 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/80.4.195.166|80.4.195.166]] ([[User talk:80.4.195.166|talk]]) to last version by Jumbuck {{for|the former parliamentary constituency|West Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)}} {| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" width=300 style=margin-left:10px |- !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|West Sussex |- | colspan=2 align=center|[[Image:EnglandWestSussex.svg]] |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography |- | width="45%"|Status: || [[Ceremonial counties of England|Ceremonial]] & [[Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England|Non-metropolitan]] county |- | Region: || [[South East England]] |- | [[Surface area|Area]]:<br>- Total<br>- Admin. council || [[List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area|Ranked 30th]]<br>[[1 E9 m²|{{convert|1991|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}]] <br>[[List of Administrative shire counties of England by Area|Ranked 27th]] |- | Admin HQ: || [[Chichester]] |- | [[ISO 3166-2:GB|ISO 3166-2]]: || GB-WSX |- | [[ONS coding system|ONS code]]: || 45 |- | [[Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics|NUTS]] 3: || UKJ24 |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |- | [[Population]]:<br />- Total ({{English statistics year}})<br />- [[Density]]<br />- Admin. Council | [[List of ceremonial counties of England by population|Ranked {{English cerem counties|RNK=West Sussex}}]]<br />{{English cerem counties|POP=West Sussex}}<br />{{PD km2 to mi2|{{English cerem counties|DEN=West Sussex}}|precision=0|abbr=yes}}<br />[[List of non-metropolitan counties of England by population|Ranked {{English admin counties|RNK=West Sussex}}]] |- | Ethnicity: || 96.6% White<br>1.7% S.Asian |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |- | colspan=2 align=center|[[Image:Westsussexarms.PNG|centre|200px]]<br>West Sussex County Council<br>http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ |- | Executive: || {{English county control|CTY=West Sussex}} |- | colspan=2 align=center|[[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005|Members of Parliament]] |- | colspan=2|[[Peter Bottomley]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|(C)]]<br>[[Nick Gibb]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|(C)]]<br>[[Nick Herbert]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|(C)]]<br>[[Tim Loughton]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|(C)]]<br>[[Francis Maude]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|(C)]]<br>[[Laura Moffatt]] [[Labour Party (UK)|(L)]]<br>[[Nicholas Soames]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|(C)]]<br>[[Andrew Tyrie]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|(C)]] |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Districts |- | colspan=2|<center>[[Image:WestSussexNumbered.png]]</center> # [[Worthing]] # [[Arun]] # [[Chichester (district)|Chichester]] # [[Horsham (district)|Horsham]] # [[Crawley]] # [[Mid Sussex]] # [[Adur]] |} '''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]] has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate [[county council]]s in 1888, but it remained a single [[ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] until 1974 and the coming into force of the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. Also at this time the [[Mid Sussex]] region (including [[Haywards Heath]], [[Burgess Hill]] and [[East Grinstead]]) was transferred from East Sussex. West Sussex is a diverse county; it is well known for its [[stately home]]s and [[castles]] such as [[Arundel Castle]] and [[Bramber Castle]]. Over half the county is protected countryside, offering popular walking and cycling ground for visitors and residents alike [http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-tourism/]. '''[[Chichester]]''' is the [[county town]] of West Sussex, and the highest point of the county is [[Blackdown, Sussex|Black Down]], at 280m/919 ft ({{gbmapping|SU919296}}). == Settlements == [[Image:Chichester market cross 2002-07-15.jpg|thumb|left|Chichester Market Cross]] Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the [[M23 motorway|M23]] corridor. [[Crawley]] and [[Worthing]] are the largest settlements in the county, with populations of approximately 100 000 inhabitants each. Next in size order comes the market town of [[Horsham]], and [[Bognor Regis]], on the south coast. [[Chichester]], the county town, boasts a [[cathedral]] and city status, and is situated not far from the border with [[Hampshire]]. Other towns in alphabetical order are [[Burgess Hill]], [[East Grinstead]] and [[Haywards Heath]] in the Mid Sussex district, and [[Littlehampton]] in the Arun district. Other settlements include the towns of [[Arundel]] and [[Shoreham-by-Sea]], and the smaller settlements of [[Billingshurst]], [[Cuckfield]], [[Henfield]], [[Hassocks]], [[Hurstpierpoint]], [[Lancing]], [[Midhurst]], [[Petworth]], [[Rustington]], [[Steyning]], [[Storrington]] and [[Pulborough]]. ''For a full list of settlements see [[List of places in West Sussex]].'' == Communications and transport == The [[M23 motorway|M23]]/[[A23 road|A23]] runs through the east of the county from [[Lambeth|Waterloo]] in [[London]] all the way to [[Brighton]]. Other major roads are the [[A272 road|A272]] which runs east to west, and the [[A27 road|A27]] which does the same but closer to the coast; the A272 going through the middle of the county. Along the majority of the coast can be found the [[A259 road|A259]], which is often used as an alternate route to the A27. [[Gatwick Airport]], which handled over 32 million passengers in 2005, is located to the north of [[Crawley]], and is the second largest airport in the United Kingdom. There is also a considerably smaller local [[airport]] at Shoreham. There are 3 main railway routes; the [[Brighton Main Line]], the [[Arun Valley Line]] and the [[West Coastway Line]]. == Local government == [http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ West Sussex County Council], based at County Hall Chichester, provides a large range of services including education, social services, fire and rescue, libraries, town and country planning, refuse disposal and consumer services. In addition there are seven local government districts within the county of West Sussex: * [[Adur]] * [[Arun]] * [[Chichester (district)|Chichester]] * [[Crawley]] * [[Horsham (district)|Horsham]] * [[Mid Sussex]] * [[Worthing]] == Places of interest == === Castles, houses and other buildings === * [[Arundel Castle]] * [[Barnham, West Sussex|Barnham]] Windmill * [[Christ's Hospital]], an old public school notable for its archaic uniforms and picturesque campus. * [[Goodwood House]] & [[Goodwood Motor Circuit]] * [[High Salvington windmill]] * [[Hurstpierpoint College]] - a Public School, notable for its substantial Sussex flint buildings and large campus. * [[Lancing College]] - a Public School, notable for its substantial Sussex sandstone chapel and large campus. * [[Petworth House]] *Queen Victoria Hospital [East Grinstead] - Home of the McIndoe burns centre. Pioneered reconsturctive surgery for burns patients during the Second World War. * [[Shipley Windmill]] * [[Standen]], East Grinstead * [[Uppark]] === Museums === [[Image:W sussex arms 1889.png|200px|thumb|Historic Coat of Arms, Replaced in 1975]] [[Image:N2 Path.jpg|right|thumb|A pathway at Wakehurst Place, [[Ardingly]].]] [[Image:Worth Church.jpg|right|thumb|Worth Church, Worth, Crawley.]] * [[Amberley Working Museum]] * [[Weald and Downland Open Air Museum]] of Historic Buildings at [[Singleton, West Sussex|Singleton]] * Tangmere Military Aviation Museum [http://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/] === Nature === * [[WWT Arundel]] (a [[nature reserve]] of the [[Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust]]) * [[Selsey Bill]] * [[South Downs Way]] - a [[long distance footpath]] * [[Stansted Park]] * [[Wakehurst Place]] === Ancient history === * [[Bignor]] Roman Villa * [[Cissbury Ring]] and [[Chanctonbury Ring]], ancient [[hill fort]]s located on the [[South Downs]] * [[Fishbourne Roman Palace]] === Religious buildings === * [[Bosham]] Church * [[St. Margaret]]'s Church, [[West Hoathly]] - an 11th century [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] church * [[St Mary]]'s Church, [[Sompting]] - an 11th century Anglo-Saxon church. * St Swithuns Church [[East Grinstead]] * [[St. Nicholas' Church, Worth]] - a 10th century church in [[Worth]], [[Crawley]] * [[St. Marks Church, Horsham]] - an Anglican church in [[Horsham]] ''See also [[:Category:Churches in West Sussex]]'' === The arts === * [[Pallant House Gallery]] in Chichester houses one of the most significant collections of 20th century British art outside London. It includes a substantial body of early and mid-20th century work bequeathed by [[Walter Hussey]] (Dean of Chichester Cathedral, 1955-1977) and many later works donated by [[Colin St. John Wilson|Sir Colin St John 'Sandy' Wilson]]. * [[Worthing Museum and Art Gallery]] houses the biggest collection of Georgian & Victorian costume in South East England. === Other === * [[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick Airport]] * [[Shoreham Airport]] - the world's oldest continually-operational airport. * [[Hickstead]] Showjumping == History == {{main|History of Sussex}}.'' == Economy == This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of West Sussex at current basic prices [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf published] (pp.240-253) by ''Office for National Statistics'' with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year || Regional Gross Value Added<ref>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding</ref> || Agriculture<ref>includes hunting and forestry</ref> || Industry<ref>includes energy and construction</ref> || Services<ref>includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured</ref> |- | 1995 || '''8,564''' || 208 || 2,239 || 6,116 |- | 2000 || '''10,576''' || 162 || 2,545 || 7,869 |- | 2003 || '''12,619''' || 185 || 2,520 || 9,915 |} <references /> The following are some of the companies based in West Sussex: **Crawley *[[Virgin Atlantic Airways]] *[[Unilever]] *[[BOC Edwards]] *[[TUI Travel PLC]] *[[Thales UK]] **Littlehampton *[[The Body Shop]] **Chichester *[[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars]] ==Education== West Sussex has a comprehensive education system, with 37 state schools and 20 independent schools. == Politics == West Sussex County Council has 70 [[councillor]]s; the majority of them being [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]. There are 47 Conservative councillors, 16 [[Liberal Democrats]], and 7 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] councillors. [http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/content/your-council/councillors.en] As of the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]], West Sussex is largely represented by Conservative [[Member of parliament|MPs]], with the exception of the Labour Party constituency of [[Crawley (UK Parliament constituency)|Crawley]], where Labour held the seat by just 37 votes. The Members of Parliament, their corresponding constituencies and the percentage of the vote they received are as follows: * Arundel & South Downs - [[Nick Herbert]], Conservative, 49.8% * Bognor Regis - [[Nick Gibb]], Conservative, 44.6% * Chichester - [[Andrew Tyrie]], Conservative, 48.3% * Crawley - [[Laura Moffatt]], Labour, 39.1% * Horsham - [[Francis Maude]], Conservative, 50.0% * Mid Sussex - [[Nicholas Soames]], Conservative, 48.0% * Worthing East - [[Tim Loughton]], Conservative, 43.9% * Worthing West - [[Peter Bottomley]], Conservative, 47.6% [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/flash_map/html/map05.stm] == See also == * [[East Sussex]] * [[Sussex]] * [[The Royal Sussex Regiment]] * [[Eastbourne Redoubt]] Home of the Royal Sussex Regimental Museum ==Image Gallery== <gallery> Image:Gatwick South Terminal.jpg|Gatwick's South Terminal Image:Arun Valley, West Sussex.jpg|Arun Valley at Amberley, West Sussex Image:Clayton Tunnel.JPG| Clayton Tunnel on the London to Brighton line. Image:Butchers Wood, Hassocks.JPG|Typical West Sussex woodland at [[Hassocks]] Image:Poynings, from S Downs.JPG|View of West Sussex from the S Downs above Poynings </gallery> == References == <references/> == External links == * [http://www.weyriver.co.uk/theriver The River Wey and Wey Navigations Community Site] &mdash; a non-commercial site of over 200,000 words all about the River Wey including information and images about the source of the Wey at Black Down in West Sussex. * [http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk/ Eastbourne Redoubt Fortress Military Museum] [[Eastbourne Redoubt]] is the home of the Royal Sussex Regimental Museum * [http://www.royalsussex.org.uk/RSLHG_main_index.html/ The Royal Sussex Regimental Association] * [http://rustington.tripod.com Rustington information website with useful telephone numbers and links] *[http://www.familytreedesigns.co.uk/angmering.htm Angmering Area Project] has all of Angmering census returns available to view as well as censuses for many surrounding parishes. 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