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Photo of Arundel, a village in West Sussex, south east England.

Arundel

A market town under a great castle and cathedral, tucked into a bend of the Arun with tea rooms and antique shops.

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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.

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Photo of Lindfield, a village in West Sussex, south east England.

Lindfield

A long village street of timber-framed houses climbs from a pond to the church, often called the finest in Sussex.

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Photo of Petworth, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Petworth

A town of narrow streets and antique shops pressed against the wall of Petworth Park, with its great house and deer herd.

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Photo of Amberley, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Amberley

Thatch and flint cottages line a lane below the ruined castle, with the Arun's watermeadows and the wild brooks close by.

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Photo of Midhurst, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Midhurst

A Tudor market town of timbered frontages beside the Rother, with the sprawling ruins of Cowdray House across the causeway.

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Photo of Steyning, a village in West Sussex, south east England.

Steyning

A market town of timber-framed houses and a long high street, set below the Downs at the foot of the Adur gap.

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Photo of Cuckfield, a village in West Sussex, south east England.

Cuckfield

A hilltop Wealden town with an old high street of independent shops and coaching inns, bypassed by the railway and left quiet.

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Photo of East Dean (East Dean), a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

East Dean (East Dean)

A flint village gathered round a pond and green in a fold of the Downs, a walking base near Goodwood.

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Photo of Fittleworth, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Fittleworth

A wooded Downs-edge village above the Rother, with lanes of stone and thatch and the sandy commons that drew painters here.

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Photo of Fulking, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Fulking

Spring-line hamlet under the South Downs escarpment, known for its pub beside the springs.

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Photo of Lurgashall, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Lurgashall

Village around a green below Black Down, with a cricket pitch, church and pub.

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Photo of Singleton, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Singleton

A flint village in the Lavant valley, gateway to the Weald & Downland museum and the beech hangers above Charlton.

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Photo of Slaugham, a village in the High Weald, West Sussex, south east England.

Slaugham

Tiny High Weald village with a church, manor ruins and a pond.

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Photo of West Chiltington, a village in West Sussex, south east England.

West Chiltington

Old village with timber-framed cottages and a church known for its medieval wall paintings.

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

West Itchenor

A small sailing village on a spit into Chichester Harbour, with foreshore paths and boats crowding the tidal channel.

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Photo of Wisborough Green, a village in West Sussex, south east England.

Wisborough Green

Low Weald village set around a large green, with a church on the rise above.

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Photo of Charlton, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Charlton

A hamlet of flint cottages under Levin Down, once home to the Charlton Hunt and still marked by the Fox Goes Free.

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Bignor

Downland village near the Arun, best known for its Roman villa.

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Bramber

A single street below the shattered keep of a Norman castle, with the medieval timbers of St Mary's House at its foot.

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Bury

A riverside village of stone and thatch above the Arun, where a ferry once crossed and John Galsworthy made his last home.

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Slindon

A National Trust estate village of flint and brick, wrapped in beech woods on the Downs above the coastal plain.

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West Hoathly

A hilltop Wealden village with long views south, a timber-framed Priest House museum and the sandstone rocks at Philpots nearby.

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Photo of Loxwood, a village in West Sussex, south east England.

Loxwood

Low Weald village on the restored Wey and Arun Canal, with summer boat trips.

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

Dell Quay

A tiny quay on Chichester Harbour, once the working port for the city and now a slipway and pub above wide mudflat views.

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Chidham

Peninsula village on Chichester Harbour, with a foreshore circular walk around the tidal inlets.

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Easebourne

Estate village beside Cowdray near Midhurst, with the remains of a medieval priory.

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Findon

A downland village below the Iron Age ramparts of Cissbury Ring, long the home of an ancient September sheep fair.

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Hurstpierpoint

Small town below the Downs with an attractive high street and walks up Wolstonbury Hill.

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Sidlesham

A scattered village along the edge of Pagham Harbour, with the Ferry Pool a noted spot for birdwatchers on the reserve.

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