West Wittering
| West Wittering | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 The Parish Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SZ779984 |
| Location: | 50°46’50"N, 0°53’44"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,700 (2011) |
| Post town: | Chichester |
| Postcode: | PO20 |
| Dialling code: | 01243 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Chichester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Chichester |
West Wittering is a village situated on the Manhood Peninsula in Sussex. It lies near the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the B2179 road six and a half miles south-west of Chichester, close to the border with Hampshire. The sandy beach has been described as having excellent water quality.[1]
The population in 1872 was 616.
Natural history
Part of Bracklesham Bay runs along the coastline in the parish. The waters and mudflats of the bay are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2]
Chichester Harbour (also designated Site of Special Scientific Interest) laps against the parish shoreline. This is a wetland of international importance, a Special Protection Area for wild birds and a Special Area of Conservation. The harbour is of particular importance for wintering wildfowl and waders of which five species reach numbers which are internationally important.[3]
Pictures
East Head sand dunes
Salt marsh, East Head
West Wittering beach
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Blue Flag Beaches". FEE International. https://www.blueflag.global/show-site?siteId=4889.
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Bracklesham Bay
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Chichester Harbour
- Wilson, John Marius: Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (A. Fullerton & Co., 1870)
- Clare Jerrold Picturesque Sussex, Hove, Combridge 1932
