Is West Sussex a county of it's own?

[singingfish]

I need to know whether West Sussex is a county in it's own right or whether it is simply a division of Sussex where Sussex is the county? Doing an essay, so a speedy response would be welcomed! Thanks a million x

[jake-the-peg]

It's a county in its own right

[Octavius]

Sussex is split between East Sussex and West Sussex.  So you have seperate councils but one police force.

[jake-the-peg]

I wouldn't go by Police forces.

Thames Valley covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and has Milton Keynes added on for good luck! 

[andyjevs]

There are two administerative centres...one for each half of the "county"....Chichester for West Sussex and Lewes (where i live) for East Sussex. This makes it two seperate counties.

[littleoldme]

East and West Sussex have been separate counties since 1889, in fact.

BTW, too many Easties on this thread for my liking, so I'm here to redress the balance a little :-) Up the West!!

[mydogsandme]

inapickle could I just ask whereabouts you live? We're thinking of moving to E Sussex.