Fishbourne, West Sussex

Fishbourne
Fishbourne village centre
Fishbourne is located in West Sussex
Fishbourne
Fishbourne
Location within West Sussex
Area3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi) [1]
Population2,325. 2011 Census[2]
• Density505/km2 (1,310/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU837046
• London55 miles (89 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Fishbourne
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHICHESTER
Postcode districtPO18, PO19
Dialling code01243
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°50′07″N 0°48′43″W / 50.8354°N 0.812°W / 50.8354; -0.812

Fishbourne is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England and is situated two miles (3.2 km) west of Chichester.

The Anglican parish of Fishbourne, formerly New Fishbourne, is in the Diocese of Chichester. The population in 1861 was 347.[3] The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Mary.[4]

The civil parish has a land area of 387 hectares (956 acres). In the 2001 census 1,953 people lived in 840 households, of whom 910 were economically active. There are two public houses and a railway station.[citation needed]

  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. ^ "Ward/Civil parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ "GENUKI: New Fishbourne". Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Parish Church of St Peter and St Mary, Fishbourne, Church of England". Retrieved 10 June 2020.