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Chichester history
Roman period
There is no recorded evidence that the city that became Chichester was a settlement of any size before the coming of the Romans. The city centre stands on the foundations of the Romano-British city of Noviomagus Reginorum. The original Roman city wall was over 6+1/2 feet (2.0 m) thick with a steep ditch.
Anglo-Saxon period
The most probable source of Chichester’s name is from Cissa. It was the chief city of the Kingdom of Sussex. The cathedral for the South Saxons was founded in 681 at Selsey; the seat of the bishopric was moved in 1075. The city was one of the burhs established by Alfred the Great.
Norman period
When the Domesday Book was compiled, Cicestre (Chichester) consisted of 300 dwellings which held a population of 1,500 people. After the Battle of Hastings the township of Chichester was handed to Roger de Mongomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, for courageous efforts in the battle, but it was forfeited in 1104 by the 3rd Earl. In around 1143 the title Earl of Arundel created and became the dominant local landowner.
Medieval period
At Christmas 1642 during the First English Civil War, the city was besieged and St Pancras church was destroyed by gunfire. A military presence was established in the city in 1795 with the construction of a depot on land where the Hawkhurst Gang had been hanged. The military presence had ceased by 2014 and the site was being developed for housing.
World War II to present
Chichester was bombed by the Luftwaffe during World War II, but fared relatively well compared to larger English cities. On 11 May 1944, a United States Air Force B-24 Liberator Bomber crashed in the city killing three, injuring 38, and damaging hundreds of local buildings.
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