CHICHESTER PARISH

Introduction

Chichester is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It is the only city in West Sussex and is its county town. It was a Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and a major market town from those times through Norman and medieval times to the present day. It is the seat of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, with a 12th-century cathedral. The city has two main watercourses: the Chichester Canal and the River Lavant. The Lavant, a winterbourne, runs to the south of the city walls. Historically, Chichester was a city thereby largely self-governing. Although in 1888 it became a municipal borough, transferring some powers to West Sussex administrative county. In 1974 the municipal borough became part of the much larger Chichester District. There is a city council but it only has the powers of a parish council; control of services is largely in the hands of Chichester District Council and West Sussex County Council.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	1,067 hectares
Population	29,182 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	2,736 people/km²
Mean age	41.8
Ward	Chichester Central
District	Chichester
Postcodes	PO19
ONS ID	E04009888