Chichester

For the local government district, see Chichester District. For other uses, see Chichester (disambiguation).

Chichester
City and civil parish
Chichester Cross
Chichester Roman walls
Chichester Cathedral
Chichester Guildhall
Corn Exchange
Council House
Coat of arms granted in 1570
Chichester is located in West Sussex
Chichester
Chichester
Location within West Sussex
Area10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi) [1]
Population29,407 [2](2021 Census)
• Density2,756/km2 (7,140/sq mi)
DemonymCicestrian[3]
OS grid referenceSU86060482
• London54 miles (87 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Chichester
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHICHESTER
Postcode districtPO19
Dialling code01243
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsiteCity Council
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex

50°50′11″N 0°46′45″W / 50.8365°N 0.7792°W / 50.8365; -0.7792

Map City boundary

Chichester (/ˈtʃɪtʃɪstər/ ⓘ CHITCH-ist-ər)[4] is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Chichester district of 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 and is home to 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.

  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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :nomis21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.
  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