Selsey
Selsey is a small town in West Sussex. The name means "seal island" - although it's been part of the mainland since prehistory, the marshes to the north and west restrict access.Places of Interest
Highlights include Selsey Library and St Wilfrid’s Chapel.
St Wilfrid’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Wilfrid's Chapel, also known as St Wilfrid's Church and originally as St Peter's Church, is a former Anglican church at Church Norton, a rural location near the village of Selsey in West Sussex, England.
St Peter’s Church, Selsey
Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Peter's Church is the parish church of Selsey, West Sussex, and dates from the 13th century. The church building was originally situated at the location of St Wilfrid's first monastery and cathedral at Church Norton some 2 miles north of the present centre of population.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pagham and South Mundham.
Pagham
Village
Photo: Christine Hasman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pagham is a coastal village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, England, with a population of around 6,100. It lies about two miles to the west of Bognor Regis. Pagham is situated 2½ miles northeast of Selsey.
South Mundham
Hamlet
South Mundham is a hamlet in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies in isolated countryside to the north of Pagham Harbour 1.2 miles south of North Mundham, its larger neighbour. South Mundham is situated 4 miles north of Selsey.
Selsey
- Type: Locality
- Location: Chichester District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7442° or 50° 44′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.7839° or 0° 47′ 2″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C2XP6V8+MFGeoNames ID
7292748
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