West Sussex

American  

noun

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

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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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West Sussex

The elephant bone tool came from Boxgrove, an archaeological site near Chichester in West Sussex, England.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

Mark Butler, 47, of Hassocks, West Sussex, is charged with eight counts, alleged to have taken place between 2015 and 2024.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The hill is the Duke of Richmond’s driveway, a narrow lane taking in nine surprisingly sketchy turns, a bit more than a mile long, ascending the grounds of Goodwood Estate in West Sussex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The Old House is in the village of Staplefield, which is in the county of West Sussex, and some 38 miles south of central London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The timber generally is very fine, as is almost always the case in the enclosed parklands of West Sussex.

From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric