Fishbourne, West Sussex
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| Fishbourne | |
  Fishbourne shown within West Sussex |
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| Population | 1953 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Chichester |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Chichester |
| List of places: UK • England • West Sussex | |
- See also: Fishbourne for disambiguation.
Fishbourne is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England and is situated 2 miles (3.2km) west of Chichester. The name derives from fissaburna/fiseborne/fysshburn, all meaning "stream with fish". There is a Fishbourne located in New Jersey, USA which was founded by people from West Sussex.
The parish has a land area of 387 hectares (956 acres). In the 2001 census 1953 people lived in 840 households, of whom 910 were economically active.There are two public houses and a railway station.
[edit] Roman Palace
Fishbourne is the location of a major archaeological site known as Fishbourne Roman Palace. On the site have been found remains dating to around the time of the Roman Invasion of Britain in AD 43. One theory is that this was the site of one of the landings by the Romans designed to secure the 'friendly' tribe of the Atrebates, whose King Verica had fled his enemies for Roman protection. Subsequently, the wooden buildings were replaced by one of the greatest Roman palaces in the Roman world. The palace was damaged by fire at the end of the Third Century and never rebuilt.
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