In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Birdham like this:
BIRDHAM, a parish in Westhampnett district, Sussex; on Chichester harbour, and on the Arundel and Portsmouth canal, 4 miles SW of Chichester r. station. It has a post office under Chichester. Acres, 1,948; of which 140 are water. Real property, £3,762. Pop., 436. Houses, 99. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £396.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Chichester. The church is good; and there is a national school.
Birdham through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Birdham, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8254
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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