In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Southbourne like this:

Southbourne, eccl. dist. and vil., Westbourne par., Sussex, 2½ miles E. of Havant, pop. 1094; P.O., T.O.

Southbourne through time

Southbourne is now part of CHICHESTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how CHICHESTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Southbourne itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Southbourne, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21084

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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