West Sussex

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West Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Hampshire to the west. The largest settlement is Crawley. The county has a land area of 1,991 square kilometres (769 sq mi) and an estimated population of 921,240 in 2025. The largest settlements are on the coast, and include the towns of Bognor Regis, Littlehampton, and Worthing; the last two are part of the Brighton and Hove built-up area, which extends into East Sussex. The interior of the county is generally rural, and contains the towns of Crawley and Horsham in the north-east and the city of Chichester in the south-west. For local government purposes West Sussex is a non-metropolitan county with seven districts. West Sussex and East Sussex were historically a single county, Sussex. The South Downs are a defining feature of the county, crossing it from east to west and dividing the north and south. The downs are a chalk escarpment...

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