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, south-west of the city of Chichester. The parish church is dedicated to St James, although the dedication was to St. Leonard until .
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Place details
- Locality
- Chichester
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,166
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Birdham
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Birdham
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Birdham_2023-09-30.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Birdham church with Birdham Pool behind
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 6.96
- UK place.population
- 1,483.
- UK place.population_ref
- 2011 Census
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU824003
- UK place.post_town
- CHICHESTER
- UK place.postcode_area
- PO
- UK place.postcode_district
- PO20
- UK place.dial_code
- 01243
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Chichester
- UK place.london_distance
- NNE
- UK place.shire_district
- Chichester
- UK place.shire_county
- West Sussex
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1483
- Area
- 6.96
- Official website
- www.birdham.org.uk
- Image
- Birdham Pool.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01243
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- Birdham
- OS grid reference
- SU824003
- P8168
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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, south-west of the city of Chichester. The parish church is dedicated to St James, although the dedication was to St. Leonard until .
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. 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.
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