Fishbourne | |
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Fishbourne village centre | |
Location within West Sussex | |
Area | 3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 2,325. 2011 Census[2] |
• Density | 505/km2 (1,310/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU837046 |
• London | 55 miles (89 km) NNE |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHICHESTER |
Postcode district | PO18, PO19 |
Dialling code | 01243 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
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]