West Wittering

West Wittering
The Parish Church
West Wittering
West Wittering shown within West Sussex
Area	13.63 km² (5.26 sq mi)
Population	2,700. 2011 Census
• Density	197/km² (510/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SZ779984
• London	60 miles (97 km) NE
Civil parish	West Wittering
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHICHESTER
Postcode district	PO20 7
Dialling code	01243

Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Chichester
Website	Parish Council
List of places UK England West Sussex 50°46′50″N 0°53′44″W / 50.78064°N 0.89564°W / 50.78064; -0.89564Coordinates: 50°46′50″N 0°53′44″W / 50.78064°N 0.89564°W / 50.78064; -0.89564

West Wittering is a small village and civil parish, on the Manhood Peninsula, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies near the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the B2179 road 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwest of Chichester and has a sandy beach with what has been described as excellent water quality.

In 1872 it had a population of 616, a post office and a National School. The 2001 census records a population of 2,684. There is a primary school.

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes some of Birdham and at the 2011 Census had a total population of 4,472.

Part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest Bracklesham Bay runs in between the coastline in the parish.

Chichester Harbour, a Site of Special Scientific Interest is partly within the parish. 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.

East Head sand dunes

Salt marsh, East Head

West Wittering beach

The locality is referred to in Giles Cooper's Unman, Wittering and Zigo.

At the mouth of Chichester Harbour lies the little settlement of West Wittering, beautiful and glittering when the sea flows round it at high tide, forlorn and untidy when it is out.

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