Islands · South East England
Thorney Island
Thorney Island — island in West Sussex, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Nearest railway station
- Southbourne · 3.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Thorney Island is a island in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "island in West Sussex, UK". Coordinates: 50.8172°, -0.9203°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Chichester Harbour SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chichester Harbour
- Ramsar wetland: Chichester and Langstone Harbours
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Thorney Island is a British Army base, military barracks and an island. It is a peninsula owned by the MoD that juts into Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. It is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel called the Great Deep. It has a public access footpath surrounding the perimeter of the island
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.8172, -0.9203
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Chichester
- Parish
- West Thorney
- Postcode
- PO10 8DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chichester
- Nearest railway station
- Southbourne — 3.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4575689 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thorney Island (West Sussex) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chichester 1835 map.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thorney Island?
- Thorney Island is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO10 8DP), in the parish of West Thorney.
- Is Thorney Island a protected site?
- Yes — Thorney Island is part of the Chichester Harbour SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Chichester Harbour National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Thorney Island free to visit?
- Yes, Thorney Island is free to enter.
- How do I get to Thorney Island?
- The nearest railway station is Southbourne, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO10 8DP.