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Worthing is historically part of Sussex, mostly in the rape of Bramber; Goring, which forms part of the rape of Arundel, was incorporated in 1929. Worthing was a small mackerel fishing hamlet for many centuries until, in the late 18th century, it developed into an elegant Georgian seaside resort and attracted the well-known and wealthy of the day.
Photochrom print of Worthing Pier in the 1890s. Worthing is a large seaside town in Sussex, England in the United Kingdom. The history of the area begins in Prehistoric times and the present importance of the town dates from the 19th century.
The Sussex Coast Mercury (later the Worthing Mercury) newspaper is first published [12] 1862 Worthing Pier opens; C.A. Elliott uses glass from the Great Exhibition of 1851 for glass-houses to grow grapes for sale [10] 1863 - Worthing Express newspaper, a local version of the Sussex Express is first published [12]
Worthing Borough Council is the local authority for Worthing in West Sussex, England. Worthing is a non-metropolitan district with borough status . It forms the lower tier of local government in Worthing, responsible for local services such as housing, planning, leisure and tourism.
John Cooper, car maker, lived in Worthing until his death in 2001. [3] Mason Crane, international cricketer, grew up in the town and attended Thomas a Becket School and Lancing College. [4] Paddy Croft, actress, was born in the town. Freeman Wills Crofts, author of detective fiction, lived in Worthing from 1953 until his death in 1957.
Beach House, an 1820s house built by John Rebecca and refurbished by Maxwell Ayrton, was saved from demolition in 1978 and is now in residential use. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Worthing, a town with borough status in the English county of West Sussex, has 212 buildings with ...
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The Thieves' Kitchen (formerly Vintner's Parrot and before that Thieves Kitchen) is a pub in the centre of the town and borough of Worthing, West Sussex.Established as a public house in the late 20th century, it occupies two early 19th-century listed buildings in the oldest part of the town: a Greek Revival-style former wine merchants premises, [1] and a Neoclassical chapel built for Wesleyan ...