West Dean, West Sussex

West Dean
West Dean House
West Dean is located in West Sussex
West Dean
West Dean
Location within West Sussex
Area24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi) [1]
Population481 2011 Census[2]
• Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU861126
• London50 miles (80 km) NE
Civil parish
  • West Dean
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChichester
Postcode districtPO18
Dialling code01243
PoliceSussex
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AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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50°54′22″N 0°46′37″W / 50.906°N 0.777°W / 50.906; -0.777

West Dean is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England 5 miles (8 km) north of Chichester on the A286 road just west of Singleton. The parishes include the hamlets of Binderton and Chilgrove.

The civil parish has a land area of 6,136 acres (2,483 ha). The 2001 Census recorded 425 people living in 177 households, of whom 248 were economically active.[1] The village is on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath.

West Dean is in the Lavant Valley in the South Downs and has a Church of England parish church and one public house, The Selsey Arms. The church and most of the houses are built of flint, in most cases with brick quoins and window dressings.

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 14 October 2015.