sentences:  The local authority area called the 'Parish of Chidham' is a small rural parish situated five miles (8 km) west of Chichester and comprises two villages – Hambrook and Chidham.The residents of part of a third village, Nutbourne, are also part of the Chidham and Hambrook community, but because of the vagaries of local government, technically fall outside the parish.There is a network of public footpaths for walkers, giving access to the shore and intertidal mudflats of Chichester harbour.