West Sussex
ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of England
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West Sussex is a county located in England that serves both ceremonial and administrative functions as a non-metropolitan area. It matters as part of England's local government structure, providing governance and public services to its residents.
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- Official website
- www.westsussex.gov.uk
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- Chichester Cathedral Exterior, West Sussex, UK - Diliff.jpg
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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 915,037 in 2024. 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.