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, c. 5 miles south-west of the city of Chichester. The parish church is
Birdham church with Birdham Pool behind
St James' Church viewed from the south in August 2011
Chichester Canal
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The Chichester Canal is a ship canal in England. Partly navigable, its course is essentially intact and runs 3.8 miles from the sea at Birdham on Chichester Harbour to Chichester through two locks. Th
Birdham
…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. HMS Birdham…
Chichester Canal by J. M. W. Turner
Southgate basin at the Chichester end of the canal in 2025
The canal at Hunston in 2025; view north with Chichester cathedral spire visible in the distance
Salterns sea lock