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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But West Sussex County Council said Smith-Hagget's campaign is not safe and insisted crews are working hard to repair roads after a winter of severe weather.

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On Friday he became the first retired space man to visit a new scout hut in Haywards Heath, West Sussex.

From BBC

But despite the bustle in this West Sussex Asda, the chain has been losing ground to rivals at an alarming rate.

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Another woman, Kim, was filmed last summer on a beach in West Sussex, by a different man wearing smart sunglasses.

From BBC

Some of those Chagossians ended up in Mauritius and the Seychelles, but others settled in the UK, mostly in Crawley, West Sussex.

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