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West Thorney

West Thorney
West Thorney Church
West Thorney is located in West Sussex
West Thorney
West Thorney
Location within West Sussex
Area12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi) [1]
Population1,183. 2011 Census[2]
• Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU768023
• London59 miles (95 km) NE
Civil parish
  • West Thorney
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEMSWORTH
Postcode districtPO10
Dialling code01243
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°48′57″N 0°54′37″W / 50.81587°N 0.91041°W / 50.81587; -0.91041

West Thorney is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district in West Sussex, England located nine kilometres (5.6 miles) west of Chichester south of the A27 road.

West Thorney is a village and civil parish on Thorney Island, the southern part of a peninsula of land between two arms of Chichester Harbour, separated from the mainland by a channel called the Great Deep. Just to the south is the smaller Pilsey Island, a haven for birds. The island was a World War II airfield RAF Thorney Island which remained in use until 1976. Since 1982 the base has been used by the Royal Artillery. Only the church and coastal footpath are open to the public.[3] It is necessary to give one's name and address by intercom to be allowed through remotely controlled gates.[4] The parish has a land area of 1,223 hectares (3,020 acres). In the 2001 census 1079 people lived in 217 households, of whom 679 were economically active.[1] At the 2011 Census the population was 1,183.[2]

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ Walking Britain; walk 2043
  4. ^ "Sussex seashore, Thorney Island, West Sussex". The Guardian. London. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

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