West Wittering

West Wittering is a village and civil parish situated on the Manhood Peninsula in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies near the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the B2179 road 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwest of Chichester close to the border with Hampshire. The sandy beach has been described as having excellent water quality.[3]

West Wittering

The Parish Church
West Wittering
Location within West Sussex
Area13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi) [1]
Population2,700. 2011 Census[2]
• Density197/km2 (510/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSZ779984
• London60 miles (97 km) NE
Civil parish
  • West Wittering
District
  • Chichester
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHICHESTER
Postcode districtPO20 7
Dialling code01243
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council

The population in 1872 was 616.[4] The 2001 census records a population of 2,684.[1] There is a primary school.[5]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes some of Birdham and at the 2011 Census had a total population of 4,472.[6]

Natural history

Part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest Bracklesham Bay runs in between the coastline in the parish.[7]

Chichester Harbour, a Site of Special Scientific Interest is partly within the parish. This is a wetland of international importance, a Special Protection Area for wild birds and a Special Area of Conservation. The harbour is of particular importance for wintering wildfowl and waders of which five species reach numbers which are internationally important.[8]

  • East Head sand dunes
  • Salt marsh, East Head
  • West Wittering beach

Notable residents

Bibliography

The locality is referred to in Giles Cooper's Unman, Wittering and Zigo.[12]

At the mouth of Chichester Harbour lies the little settlement of West Wittering, beautiful and glittering when the sea flows round it at high tide, forlorn and untidy when it is out.

— Clare Jerrold

References
  1. "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. "Blue Flag Beaches". FEE International. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. "Historical details".
  5. "School details".
  6. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. "SSSI Citation — Bracklesham Bay" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 4 April 2009. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "SSSI Citation — Chichester Harbour" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 7 April 2009. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Sunday Times December 23, 2007".
  10. "Sunday Mirror May 23, 1999".
  11. Sunday Telegraph 29 October 2007 p14(Issue no 2,420)
  12. 1971 Walton-on-Thames, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd ISBN 0-17-432370-0

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