Place details
Place nameChichester
Other namesCisseceaster, Regnum, Noviomagus Regnensium, Noviomagvs Regnorum
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude50.917
Longitude-0.783
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on coastal plain of English Channel; retains plan of original Roman town; was important wool center during Middle Ages; noted for 11th- and 17th-century cathedral, Early English style Bishop's Palace and octagonal Market Cross (1501).
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