Selsey, Sussex
Location
Selsey is a coastal parish located in the south west of West Sussex. It is twelve miles south of
Chichester. For additional information please see
A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4 at British History Online
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Peter, Selsey, which has stood on its present site only since the mid 1860s when the building was moved stone by stone from its former location at Church Norton. See
Wikipedia - St Peter's Church, Selsey. It can be seen
here on Google Street View.
Parish Registers
"A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4" (pub 1953) simply notes 'The registers begin in 1661.'
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the north east Selsey is bounded by the waters of Pagham Harbour with (GB_SSX_Pagham|Pagham)) on the opposite shore. The English Channel forms the eastern, southern and the majority of the western boundary of Selsey. To the west lies a detached portion of
East Wittering with
Sidlesham to the north west.
Gleanings from
