Ford, West Sussex

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Ford
Ford shown within West Sussex
OS grid reference	TQ000036
District	Arun
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	Arundel and South Downs
List of places: UK • England • West Sussex

Coordinates: 50°49′27″N 0°34′49″W / 50.82423, -0.58037

Ford is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is located two miles (3km) to the south-west of Arundel. The civil parish, roughly triangular in shape, covers an area of 414.69ha and has a population of 1358 persons (2001 census).

The parish is also the location of HM Prison Ford, otherwise known as Ford Open Prison, and situated on the site of the former RAF Ford Battle of Britain airfield and Royal Naval Air Station (HMS Peregrine).

Ford railway station is on the West Coastway Line.

In 2008 Ford was shortlisted on the government's "Eco Town" plan.

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