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Chichester
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The county town of West Sussex and its only city,
CHICHESTER
is an attractive, if stuffy, market town, which began life as a Roman settlement - the Roman cruciform street plan is still evident in the four-quadrant symmetry of the town centre, spread around the Market Cross. The city has built itself up as one of southern England's cultural centres, hosting the
Chichester Festival
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) in early July, its focus a fairly safe programme of middle-brow plays, though the studio theatre is a bit more adventurous. The racecourse at
Goodwood Park
, north of the city, hosts one of England's most fashionable racing events at the same time. The Gothic cathedral is the chief permanent attraction in the city, but two miles west of the town are the restored Roman ruins of
Fishbourne
, one of the most visited ancient sites in the county. Other useful information
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