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 Chichester Cathedral seen from Priory Park Used with permission of Chichester Web - The Chichester Guide |
 East Street, Chichester Used with permission of Chichester Web - The Chichester Guide |
Chichester is a small city on the South Coast of England, about sixty miles from London. It is the "county town" of West Sussex. (Check out the map, below).
The Romans called the place Noviomagus Regnensium, which, roughly translated, meant the new port and tribal center. Its present name is probably a contraction of the phrase "Cissa's cester," literally Cissa's camp. Cissa — possibly the son of Aella, the Saxon ruler who invaded the region in 477 — received Noviomagus as a present. Hence: Chichester.
You can take a virtual tour of Chichester — at ChichesterWeb - The Chichester Guide. You'll also find a pictorial map (click the "map" link in the site's top frame) that highlights local attractions:
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