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West Sussex

American  

noun

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

West Sussex British  

noun

  1. 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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Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

According to Turning Tides the former estate agent, from Worthing, West Sussex, had about 80,000 requests in his inbox.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Across East and West Sussex in the last month, there were more than 17,000 potholes reported - and social care takes up almost three-quarters of the councils' budgets.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The couple from Crawley, West Sussex were due to fly back to the UK on Sunday.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

In West Sussex people believe that the ground on which human blood has been shed is accursed and will remain barren for ever.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

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