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Chichester is a cathedral city in Sussex. The city stands in the very west of Sussex, on Chichester Harbour, a fine, natural, sheltered harbour. It was a Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and a major market town from those times through Norman and mediæval times to the present day. Chichester Cathedral, founded in the 11th century, contains a shrine to Saint Richard of Chichester, whose festival day has been adopted as the county day of Sussex. The Chichester Cross is a Buttercross was built in 1501 as a covered market-place. St Mary's Hospital Almshouses are a 13th-century religious foundation providing housing and care for elderly people. The city is within the council area of Chichester (West Sussex).
Place Type: City
Historic County: Sussex
Lat, Long: 50.83758,-0.776586
Grid Reference: SU 8624 0494
Civil Parish: Chichester CP
Council Area: Chichester CA (West Sussex CA)
Police Area: Sussex PA
GBPN ID: 9094
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Chichester,_Sussex_9094
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Place Type: City
Historic County: Sussex
Lat, Long: 50.83758,-0.776586
Grid Reference: SU 8624 0494
Civil Parish: Chichester CP
Council Area: Chichester CA (West Sussex CA)
Police Area: Sussex PA
GBPN ID: 9094
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Chichester,_Sussex_9094
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