Birdham
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Birdham is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the Manhood Peninsula, c. 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of the city of Chichester. The parish church is dedicated to St James, although the dedication was to St. Leonard until c. 1900.
Birdham | |
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Birdham church with Birdham Pool behind | |
Location within West Sussex | |
Area | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 1,483. 2011 Census[2] |
• Density | 202/km2 (520/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU824003 |
• London | 58 miles (93 km) NNE |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHICHESTER |
Postcode district | PO20 |
Dialling code | 01243 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://www.birdham.org.uk/ |
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The village sits on the shores of Chichester Harbour and is home to a locked marina on the site of a former tide millpond. The tide mill building itself still exists.[3] In between it and Chichester marina are the lock gates to the disused Chichester Canal opened in 1822. The local school is Birdham C of E Primary School. According to the 2011 census Birdham parish had a population of 1,483.[2]
HMS Birdham, a minesweeper, launched on 19 September 1955, was named after the village.