Dell Quay active as port for Chichester

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Dell Quay, the small harbour settlement south of Fishbourne, served as the main port for Chichester from at least the medieval period. Small trading vessels used the quay to load and unload goods including corn, timber, and coal. The quay was more commercially significant than its present modest size suggests, serving as the city's connection to coastal and cross-channel trade before the harbour silted and larger ports took over.