Birdham is a village and civil parish on the Manhood Peninsula, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, about five miles south from Chichester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,408. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Chichester is a local government district in West Sussex, England. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Chichester is a small city in the south of England, in the county of West Sussex, with a population of about 25,000. ...
It may be that there was a watermill at Birdham since the time of the Normans but Budsens early eighteenth century map does not show one and the present mill was built in 1768.
The owners of the tide mills worked unusual hours as the tide waits for no man! The mill ceased to grind corn in the 1930s and lockgates were once again built into the wall of the mill pond and a small yacht basin was developed.
In times past as a port the town of Chichester was somewhat disadvantaged by its distance from the sea and the merchants of the city were complaining of this hardship as long ago as 1586.
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