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A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing and associated parishes WORTHING AND ASSOCIATED PARISHES Worthing, a municipal borough from 1890 to 1974, the second largest town in Sussex, and one of the principal … 1875-1933 The present account begins by treating the history of Broadwater, excluding Worthing hamlet, up to c. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. 27 Humphrys' alms-houses were founded in 1858 by Robert and Ann Humphrys in memory of their son Harry, for Anglican married couples, widows, or …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Communications Communications. The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road following the line of the modern road, and by a footpath leading north from the north end of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Education EDUCATION. The first schools in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by 1811 there were one academy and two seminaries. 93 … four day schools and three boarding schools for a total of 161 boys and 71 girls who were taught at their parents' …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the hamlet of Worthing comprised the …
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 court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that part of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… a separate parliamentary constituency, 70 having been part of the Worthing division of the county since 1945. 71 It has … p. 34, H.C. (1944-5), iv. The Times, Ho. of Commons (1950 and later edns.). …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Protestant nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful … had two houses registered for worship in Worthing in 1800 and 1803. 84 The Independent, later Congregational, chapel in … and the Theosophical Hall in Clifton Road in 1961. 92 The history of nonconformist meeting-places in the area formerly …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Social and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were those characteristic of resorts at …