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West Sussex (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 25 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.4167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises chalk hills and fertile coastal plains; early inhabitants left Bronze Age burial mounds and Iron Age hill forts; was inhabited by Romans, then Saxons in the late 5th century; noted for seaside resorts since the 14th century; is characterized by small villages. |
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| West Sussex (preferred,C,V,O,English,U)
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| W Susx (C,V)
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| W Sussex (C,V)
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| County of West Sussex (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKP6 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| West Sussex, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| county (preferred, C) |
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since 1974 |
| second level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| Bronze Age (H) |
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| Iron Age (H) |
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