Bersted

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Bersted
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Bersted
Location within West Sussex
Area7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)  [1]
Population8,496 (Civil Parish.2011) [2]
•  Density 1,192/km2 (3,090/sq mi)
OS grid reference SU9200
•  London 55 miles (89 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Bersted
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BOGNOR REGIS
Postcode district PO21
Dialling code 01243
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
UK Parliament
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50°47′49″N0°41′20″W / 50.797°N 0.689°W / 50.797; -0.689

Bersted is a civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, England. It is made up of two independent villages, North Bersted and Shripney.

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Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward contains a little of Bognor Regis but still has a total population taken at the 2011 census of 8,496. [3]

Geography

Elevations range from 8m in the south-west to 2-3m above ordnance datum in the south-east where a straightened river drains the parish.

An industrial and business estate takes up the easternmost part of Bersted - in common with most of the country business tends to refer to their post town Bognor Regis and includes a superstore. Some of this area is in the town's boundaries.

History

At North Bersted were found Celtic and Roman settlement remains, including the grave of a warrior known as the North Bersted Man. [4] The ancient village of South Bersted is now part of Bognor Regis civil parish; it has the 13th century church of the Bersted ecclesiastical parish, which is mid-ranked in the national system. [5]

Localities

North Bersted

This is part of the built-up area next to Bognor Regis accessed on the A259 road commencing 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the town's seafront centre.

Shripney

Shripney, in the northeast, has evolved from a thirteenth-century hamlet. It lies on the A29 road 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bognor Regis. The Robin Hood pub is on Shripney Road. In Shripney Lane, there are over forty dwellings, including thatched cottages and caravans.

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References

  1. ↑ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  2. ↑ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density Archived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
  3. ↑ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics - Area: Bersted (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Arms and the man, in Current Archaeology, March 5, 2020
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1190914)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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