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West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in south-east England on the English Channel, with Chichester as its county town. It became a separate administrative county in 1889, and together with East Sussex it covers the land of the old kingdom of the South Saxons. Its landscape includes the South Downs and a coastal plain with resort towns.

West Sussex
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). West Sussex. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/west-sussex
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“West Sussex.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/west-sussex. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “West Sussex.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/west-sussex.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘West Sussex’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/west-sussex (Accessed: ).

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