West Sussex

American

noun

a county in SE England. 778 sq. mi. (2,015 sq. km).

West Sussex British

noun

a county of SE England, comprising part of the former county of Sussex: mainly low-lying, with the South Downs in the S. Administrative centre: Chichester. Pop: 758 600 (2003 est). Area: 1989 sq km (768 sq miles)

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Elsewhere, Horsham Matters, a charity in West Sussex, estimates that every school year, parents spend £336 on kitting out children for primary school, rising to £439 for secondary school.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The man killed at a Christian festival in West Sussex on Friday has been named by his church as Robert Guanco, 41.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Sara El-Khawas and her parents Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37, are believed to have gone into the water near Shoreham Fort in West Sussex on Tuesday, according to Sussex Police.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

West Sussex County Council hopes its plans to replace nine call handlers with an AI contact centre could save £300,000 a year.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

For this the personal equation is perhaps responsible: a West Sussex man, try as he will, cannot have the same enthusiasm for the other side of his county as for his own.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs

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