Chichester

Chichester
Chichester
City and civil parish
	Clockwise from top: Market Cross seen from East Street, the Guildhall, the Festival Theatre, Pallant House Gallery and the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
	Coat of arms granted in 1570
	Chichester Location within West Sussex
Area	10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population	29,407 (2021 Census)
• Density	2,756/km2 (7,140/sq mi)
Demonym	Cicestrian
OS grid reference	SU86060482
• London	54 miles (87 km) NNE
Civil parish	Chichester;
District	Chichester;
Shire county	West Sussex;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHICHESTER
Postcode district	PO19
Dialling code	01243
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Chichester;
Website	City Council
	List of places UK England West Sussex 50°50′11″N 0°46′45″W / 50.8365°N 0.7792°W City boundary

Chichester (/ˈtʃɪtʃɪstər/ ^ⓘ)^[4] is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England.^[5] It is the only city in West Sussex and is its county town. It was a Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and a major market town from those times through Norman and medieval times to the present day. It is the seat of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, with a 12th-century cathedral.

The city has two main watercourses: the Chichester Canal and the River Lavant. The Lavant, a winterbourne, runs to the south of the city walls; it is hidden mostly in culverts when close to the city centre.

^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference :nomis21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Domesday Reloaded: Chichester – A Cicestrian". Domesday. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ "Chichester". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. ISBN 978-0-319-24079-3

[WSCC2001-1] "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.

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[3] "Domesday Reloaded: Chichester – A Cicestrian". Domesday. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[4] "Chichester". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[EX120-5] OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. ISBN 978-0-319-24079-3

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