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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) WORPLESDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Guildford, First division of the hundred of Wokeing, … with the tythings of Burgham, Perry-Hill, West-End, and Wyke, 1424 inhabitants. The parish comprises 6795 a. 3 r. 34 p., of which about 300 acres are woodland, and 1367 common or waste. The Wey and Arun navigation passes …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… flat limestone tableland formed by the underlying Portland and Purbeck Beds, between 350 ft. and 450 ft. above O.D., drained by three deeply cut valleys … streams flow S. to the sea. In the W. is Hill Bottom, and in the E. are Winspit and Seacombe Bottoms, both marked …
A History of the County of Sussex
… deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by … whose summit was represented in 1978 by Richmond Road and Union Place. 52 The hamlet was originally separated from … it. 94 In 1953 the town still depended greatly on holiday-makers. 95 In 1969 there were an estimated 55,000 staying …
A History of the County of Sussex
… CHURCHES. A chapel at Worthing was recorded in 1291, 73 and in 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, … ease until 1894 when a parish was formed out of Broadwater and St. George's parishes. 83 The benefice was called a … to the Patronage Trust of the National Protestant Church Union, 31 later merged in the Church Society, which held it …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. … held by 7 alodial tenants. In 1086 it comprised 9 hides and had land for three plough-teams. The demesne was … 19th century. 99 There were c. 4 firms of brick and tile makers in Worthing in 1905. 1 There were three brickyards at …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by 1811 there were one academy and two seminaries. 93 Such institutions and their … 472 in 1976. Worthing technical high school: opened in Union Place as Worthing junior technical school for building …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the hamlet of Worthing comprised the modern High, North, and Warwick streets. 34 There is some archaeological evidence … built c. 1815, 75 while on the other side of Chapel Road Union Place was laid out by 1826 to link the chapel to High …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Local government and public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's … to High Street in 1922. A new police station was built in Union Place near by in 1939. 36 A fire-engine was given to …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. The manor of … has been traced. A house east of High Street opposite Union Place was called the Manor House c. 1848 65 and later. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had two houses registered for worship in Worthing in 1800 and 1803. 84 The Independent, later Congregational, chapel in … Portland Road, was built in 1804. 85 It had been repaired and improved by 1817, 86 there was a Sunday school of 80 … in Portland Road. 54 It continued in 1976. The Old Baptist Union Providence chapel in Marine Place was registered for …