Boxgrove

Boxgrove
Church of St Mary & St Blaise
Boxgrove is located in West Sussex
Boxgrove
Boxgrove
Location within West Sussex
Area11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi) [1]
Population957. 2011 Census[2]
• Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU907074
• London51 miles (82 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Boxgrove
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHICHESTER
Postcode districtPO18
Dialling code01243
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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50°51′33″N 0°42′46″W / 50.85928°N 0.71266°W / 50.85928; -0.71266

Boxgrove is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in the Chichester District of the English county of West Sussex, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north east of the city of Chichester. The village is just south of the A285 road which follows the line of the Roman road Stane Street.

The Anglican parish has an area of 1,169 hectares (2,890 acres). According to the 2001 census it had a population of 901 people living in 423 households of whom 397 were economically active. The 2011 Census indicated at population of 957.[2] Included in the parish are the hamlets of Crockerhill, Strettington and Halnaker.

  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. ^ a b "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 October 2015.