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About West Sussex.info
West Sussex is a beautiful county with a lot to see and do. We help you get the most out of living in or visiting West Sussex by telling you about the many great things you can do here in Sussex. West Sussex.info is full of information about top West Sussex attractions, enjoyable and entertaining things to do here, the interesting history of West Sussex, outdoor activities to help you enjoy getting out in the fabulous Sussex countryside, loads of culture and everything we can find that's going on in our magical county.More about the county of West Sussex
Located on the southern coast of England, looking across the English Channel towards France and the rest of Europe, West Sussex has played a key part in the history, defence and trade of England.From the time of the Romans, to the Saxons, Vikings and Normans, Sussex has been in the frontline of our relations with Europe. The county has many historic buildings and places of interest, including the beautiful city Chichester - which dates back to before Roman times.
West Sussex has several oustanding areas of countryside.
The South Downs form a huge part of the southern part of the county. The beauty and importance of these lovely rolling chalk hills have now been recognised with the announcement that they will soon be given National Park status.
The South Downs sweep down to the shoreline in much of Sussex, forming a green backdrop to the more heavily developed coastal plain. The great seaside towns of Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor Regis sit alongside the long sweeping beaches of the Sussex coastline.
Further north, the large flat clay plain of the Sussex Weald was once a remote land which was hard to pass through. For centuries the Weald was covered in woodland and notorious for its terrible roads. Today the Weald is full of well-to-do villages and small and attractive towns like Horsham, Midhurst and Steyning.
More recently Mid-Sussex has started to develop as an important centre of business, with Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and particularly the area around Crawley and Gatwick Airport growing fast and turning some of the sleepy countryside into bustling modern towns. The huge demand for more homes in West Sussex has created tensions between economics and the environment, with more change on the way too.
But despite this growth, West Sussex is a great place to live with a high quality of life by most measures. Sussex is good to visit too with something for everyone - even the climate is one of the mildest in the United Kingdom.
We hope that these pages will help you find something to interest you and to help you get more out of life in West Sussex. If there's something you'd like us to include in West Sussex.info, then please let us know about it.