Chichester Harbour

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Chichester Harbour is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex, covering 37 km². The county has 67 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. None of the SSSIs in the county is larger. It lies inside Chichester Harbour National Landscape.

The nearest other SSSI is Sinah Common, 1.2 km to the south-west. Fishbourne Station is under a kilometre away.

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Photo of Chichester Harbour, a National Landscape in south east England.

Chichester Harbour

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A big tidal harbour of creeks and mudflats on the Sussex and Hampshire coast, full of boats and birds, with a sandy spit at the mouth

Photo of Hayling Island, an island in Hampshire, south east England.

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Island near Chidham

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Photo of Bosham, a village in Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, south east England.

Bosham

A tidal harbour village of quays and creekside cottages, its Saxon church tied to Canute and the Bayeux Tapestry.

0.1 km NE · West Sussex

Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.

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National Park near Fittleworth

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Photo of Chichester Cathedral, a cathedral in West Sussex, south east England.

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Photo of Chichester Cross, a landmark near Dell Quay, West Sussex, south east England.

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