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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Manhood like this:
MANHOOD, a sub-district and a hundred in Sussex. The sub-district is in Westhampnett district; and contains the parishes of Birdham, West Itchenor, West Wittering, East Wittering, Earnley, Sidlesham, and Selsey. Acres, 17,455. Pop., 3,418. Houses, 740.- The hundred is in Chichester rape, and is conterminate with the sub-district.
Manhood is now part of CHICHESTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how CHICHESTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Manhood itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Manhood, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20855
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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