Petworth

Petworth
Lombard Street looking towards St Mary's Church
Petworth is located in West Sussex
Petworth
Petworth
Location within West Sussex
Area26.90 km2 (10.39 sq mi) [1]
Population3,027 (2011)[2]
• Density103/km2 (270/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU9721
• London41 miles (66 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Petworth
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPETWORTH
Postcode districtGU28
Dialling code01798
PoliceSussex
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AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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50°59′10″N 0°36′32″W / 50.986°N 0.609°W / 50.986; -0.609

Petworth is a town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east–west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road.

The parish includes the settlements of Byworth and Hampers Green and covers an area of 2,690 hectares (6,600 acres). Twelve miles (21 km) to the south west of Petworth along the A285 road lies Chichester and the south-coast. In 2001 the population of the parish was 2,775 persons living in 1,200 households of whom 1,326 were economically active.[1] At the 2011 Census the population was 3,027.[2]

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Petworth (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

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