West Wittering

Coordinates: 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 thriving primary school. The locality is referred to in Giles Cooper's Unman, Wittering and Zigo.

Governance

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.

Landmarks

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.

West Wittering (UK electoral ward)

West Wittering is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England and returns two members to sit on Chichester District Council.

Councillors

Election results

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Redlands, West Wittering

Redlands is a country house estate in West Wittering, West Sussex, owned by Keith Richards and scene of the famous February 1967 police raid, the subsequent arrest of Richards and Mick Jagger and prison sentences for Jagger and Robert Fraser for drugs possession.

Redlands has been owned by Keith Richards since 1966.

Redlands is a Grade II listed building.

References

Coordinates: 50°47′23″N 0°52′11″W / 50.7898°N 0.8698°W / 50.7898; -0.8698