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Selsey

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Selsey destination photograph: Selsey East Beach From Lifeboat Station 16 July 2017.jpg
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A first look at Selsey

Selsey is a small town in West Sussex. The name means "seal island" - although it's been part of the mainland since prehistory, the marshes to the north and west restrict access. These flood at high tide and used to inundate the lane to town, so a ferry plied across the channel. The roadway B2145 now crosses at all tides. The town stands on a higher spit of land called the…

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