Fishbourne, West Sussex

For other places with the same name, see Fishbourne (disambiguation).

Fishbourne
Fishbourne  Fishbourne shown within West Sussex
Area	3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population	2,325. 2011 Census
– density	505/km2 (1,310/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU837046
– London	55 miles (89 km) NNE
Civil parish	Fishbourne
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHICHESTER
Postcode district	PO19 3
Dialling code	01243
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Chichester
List of places UK England West Sussex

Fishbourne is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England and is situated two miles (3.2 km) west of Chichester. The name derives from fissaburna/fiseborne/fysshburn, all meaning "stream with fish."

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.

Roman palace

Fishbourne is the location of Fishbourne Roman Palace, a major archaeological site. On the site have been found remains dating to around the time of the Roman conquest 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.

External links

• Notes on village