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official_name | Littlehampton| country = England| type = Town| civil_parish = Littlehampton| region = South East England| static_image_name = Littlehampton Harbour, West Sussex.jpg| static_image_caption = Littlehampton Harbour| area_footnotes = WEB |
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Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density {{Webarchive>url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309weblink 11 February 2003, United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 May 2014| os_grid_reference = TQ029020 | 50.80938 | format=dms|display=inline,title}}| post_town = LITTLEHAMPTON| postcode_area = BN| postcode_district = BN17| dial_code = 01903| constituency_westminster = Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | 51 | Boxing the compass>NNE | Arun District>Arun| shire_county = West Sussex| website = Littlehampton Town Council}}Littlehampton is a town, seaside resort and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the English Channel on the eastern bank of the mouth of the River Arun. It is {{convert|52|mi|km|0}} south south-west of London, {{convert|19|mi|km|0}} west of Brighton and {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} east of the county town of Chichester.The parish covers an area of {{convert|11.35|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}. The suburban area of the town has a population of approximately 55,000. The conurbation includes other settlements: Wick in the north west; Lyminster to the north; and Rustington to the east. Wick and Toddington, which has a large business park, became part of the town in 1901. Nearby towns include Bognor Regis to the west and Worthing to the east.The town is also the westernmost settlement of the 15th largest urban area in England and Wales, the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation, a region encompassing 474,485 people (2011 census).WEB,weblink 2011 Census â Built-up areas, Office for National Statistics, ONS, 19 October 2013, 21 September 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130921045319weblink">weblink live, The South Downs National Park commences {{convert|3|mi}} north of the town: Littlehampton links to Amberley and Arundel by footpaths and railway as well as by roads.HistoryA human settlement at Littlehampton can be traced back to prehistoric and Roman times, while it appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the hamlet of 'Hantone'.WEB,weblink The Littlehampton Story, Littlehampton Town Council, 10 October 2009, 3 January 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110716182322weblink">weblink 16 July 2011, dead, dmy-all, The settlement is believed to have been a fishing community around this time, appearing on a French map in around 1100 as 'Hanton'. The settlement is then believed to have been given to the Abbey of St Martin de Seez in Normandy, who owned Littlehampton until around 1400. The area then passed back to the ownership of successive Earls of Arundel and Dukes of Norfolk, whose successors still reside in Arundel today.Littlehampton began to develop as a port as a result of constant silting of the River Arun, perhaps leading to the prefix of 'Little' being added to 'Hampton', in order to distinguish it from the larger Southampton further along the coast. The expansion of port activities led to a new river mouth being cut in 1735, alongside the building of a wooden harbour. At this time it was also known as Arundel Port.BOOK, s:Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, of Great Britain, Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, of Great Britain]], Joseph Priestley, 1830, 28, As the eighteenth century progressed, the town developed from a fishing community to a holiday destination, with Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Constable all believed to have spent time there.File:A. R. Quinton, The Pier & Harbour Littlehampton.jpg|thumb|The Pier & Harbour Littlehampton by A. R. QuintonA. R. QuintonThe town's status as both a port and a holiday resort led to economic success in the nineteenth century, with a railway line and a cross-channel ferry to Honfleur in France being introduced.BOOK,weblink The iron roads dictionary and travellers route charts of the English and Welsh Railways, 1881, Waterlow and Sons Limited, London, 29, Vine, Sir John Richard Somers, 18 May 2016, 22 January 2021,weblink live, The population of the town grew tenfold over the century, from 584 in 1801 to 5,954 in 1901. Littlehampton remained as a holiday resort in the twentieth century, becoming known as 'The Children's Paradise' in the 1920s.Post-war Littlehampton saw large-scale house building on the outskirts of the town, eventually absorbing the surrounding villages of Wick, Lyminster and Toddington, while the commercial element of the town became increasingly focused on boat building and water sports.In 1967, the town attracted attention by becoming the base for the first Blue Peter lifeboat.WEB, Station History, RNLI Littlehampton,weblink 7 February 2014, 28 October 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131028174339weblink">weblink live,EconomyThe world headquarters of The Body Shop is situated towards the north of the town, and is a major employer in the area.A local company, Dando Drilling International Ltd, has been exporting drilling rigs from Littlehampton since 1867.{{citation needed|reason=for exporting since 1867|date=July 2015}} Van Heyningen Brothers (VHB) salad growers was a major employer in the town from 1964 to 2003.Governance and politicsLittlehampton lies within the parliamentary constituency of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, the Member of Parliament (MP) for which is Conservative Nick Gibb.At a local government level, Littlehampton is part of Littlehampton Town Council, Arun District Council and West Sussex County Council. Littlehampton currently has 10 seats on the district council, spread across five wards â Beach, Brookfield, Ham, River and Wick with Toddington. At the district elections held in May 2011, the Conservatives won 7 of these 10 seats, Labour 2 and the Liberal Democrats 1.WEB,weblink Councillor Members Map, Arun District Council, 28 June 2011, {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On West Sussex county council, the town is represented by two Conservatives and a Liberal Democrat.WEB,weblink West Sussex County Council: Elections, West Sussex County Council, 19 November 2009, 3 January 2010, 2 October 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111002130536weblink">weblink live,EducationLittlehampton has one secondary school, The Littlehampton Academy, which opened in 2009, replacing the Littlehampton Community School.For younger children there are five primary schools â Lyminster, River Beach, St. Catherine's, White Meadows and Georgian Gardens. These schools came into existence in 2011 following a major reorganisation of primary school provision in the town, which replaced six separate junior and infant schools with three primary schools. River Beach Primary was formed from the merging of Connaught Junior with Arun Vale and Elm Grove Infants schools,WEB,weblink EduBase â River Beach Primary School, EduBase, Department for Education, 28 June 2011, {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} whilst the merger of Flora McDonald Junior and Wickbourne Infants schools brought about the creation of White Meadows.WEB,weblink EduBase â White Meadows Primary School, EduBase, Department for Education, 28 June 2011, {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Lyminster existed before the reorganisation as an infant school and has now begun a phased expansion to become a primary school.WEB,weblink Littlehampton Primary Schools Reorganisation â Planning Littlehampton Schools for the Future Report, West Sussex County Council, 3 January 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110608080859weblink">weblink 8 June 2011, dmy-all,Transport(File:Littlehamptonmap 1946.jpg|thumb|A map of Littlehampton from 1946)Littlehampton is on the A259, though this bypasses most of the town. Littlehampton is connected to the A27 south coast trunk road by the A284, which also provides the main northâsouth route out of the town and links to the A29 and A24. The A27 also later links with the M27. The A280 also links Littlehampton to the A24 and is a main route from the north-east.Littlehampton is served by three railway stations: Littlehampton, Angmering and Ford.Train services from Littlehampton are provided by Southern with direct services to Brighton, London Victoria, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton.The Littlehampton Ferry links the east and west banks of the Arun. The ferry operates from 31 March to 30 September between 10{{nbsp}}am and 5{{nbsp}}pm, although has been closed in recent years due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The ferry company also provided harbour tours.{{cn|date=October 2023}}Gatwick Airport is an hour away to the north, Southampton Airport is an hour and a half away to the west, Chichester/Goodwood Airport is 30 minutes also to the west and Shoreham Airport is 45 minutes to the east. The Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel about three hours to the east; Portsmouth Harbour an hour to the west and the Port of Newhaven about an hour to the east.Littlehampton has a number of bus routes operated by Compass Travel and Stagecoach South. The bus station at Littlehampton handles anything up to 1,000 passengers a day.{{cn|date=October 2023}}Littlehampton also has a small number of taxis, with taxi ranks all over the town and four different taxi companies.Littlehampton PortLittlehampton's port is based around the River Arun, which opens onto the English Channel. A small stretch of this, 5 miles out to sea and 6 miles wide, is locally known as the "Littlehampton Channel". Littlehampton started as a fishing port but now is a thriving port for thousands of leisure craft which visit from all over the UK and Europe. In 2009, use of leisure craft at Littlehampton rose to the extent that at least 200 more moorings were required.Littlehampton is also a commercial port, handling around 50â60 ships a year from Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France with cargo including marine aggregates, stone, marble chippings and timber. From the early 1920s David Hillyard built yachts in Littlehampton, and the company of David Hillyard Ltd continued here until 2009,Hillyard Owners Association, see 'History' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001153426weblink |date=1 October 2013 }} History of Hillyard Yachts , accessed 6 December 2018 producing a total of over 850 yachts.Open spaces
Churches and cemeteries{{See also|List of places of worship in Arun}}(File:St James's Church, Littlehampton.JPG|thumb|right|St James the Great Church)St Mary's is the Anglican parish church while St Catherine's is the principal Catholic church.BOOK, Elleray, D. Robert, Sussex Places of Worship, 2004, Optimus Books, Worthing, 0-9533132-7-1, 39, In the cemetery, which is on the northern side of the town, lies the grave of Katharine O'Shea ("Kitty O'Shea") (1845â1921), the wife of Charles Stewart Parnell.There are two other Anglican churches: St James the Great on Arundel Road and All Saints in Wick.BOOK, Elleray, D. Robert, Sussex Places of Worship, 2004, Optimus Books, Worthing, 0-9533132-7-1, 55, Littlehampton Baptist Church, Littlehampton United Church (United Reformed and Methodist), Parkside Evangelical Church, the Arun Community Church (Evangelical), Trinity Church (Evangelical) and the Quaker Friends Meeting House also serve the town.WEB,weblink Our History, 2011, Parkside Evangelical Church, 22 May 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120324104200weblink">weblink 24 March 2012, dmy-all,Arts and cultureThe Littlehampton bonfire procession, bonfire and firework display is an annual event which has been organised by the Littlehampton Bonfire Society since 1952.WEB,weblink Littlehampton Bonfire Society, 3 February 2014, 29 January 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140129155518weblink">weblink live, It is part of a series of bonfire festivals organised by Sussex Bonfire Societies throughout Sussex.Littlehampton supports a range of performance groups including Stagedoor Theatre Company, The Edwin James Festival Choir & Orchestra, The Musical Comedy Society and Players Operatic Society who perform throughout the year. It also holds a popular 'Last Night of the Proms' concert performed annually by the Littlehampton Concert Band.WEB,weblink Littlehampton Concert Band, 26 October 2005, 3 November 2005,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20051103021932weblink">weblink live,On screen Littlehampton(File:Littlehampton3.jpg|thumb|right|The Oyster Pond)
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Local mediaLittlehampton Gazette is the townâs weekly local newspaper.WEB,weblink Local news media links,Commerce and tourismThe East Beach Cafe(File:The East Beach Cafe, Littlehampton - geograph.org.uk - 1407279.jpg|thumb|right|The East Beach Cafe viewed from the rear)The East Beach Cafe, designed by Heatherwick Studio, opened on the seafront of Littlehampton's east beach in July 2007.East Beach Cafe article on e-architect.co.uk {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113140626weblink |date=13 November 2013 }}NEWS,weblink Fresh seafood served here, The Observer, 10 June 2007, 4 January 2008, London, Stephen, Bayley, 26 January 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080126112416weblink">weblink live, The building is a fully welded monocoque structure, reflecting its exposed location with a rough, weathered appearance, which Heatherwick describes as being like a piece of weathered flotsam swept up onto the beach.WEB, East Beach cafe â Design background,weblink 4 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140221212658weblink">weblink 21 February 2014, dead, dmy-all, It was built in Littlehampton, with steelwork by Littlehampton Welding Ltd and site work by Langridge Developments, another local firm.WEB, East Beach cafe â Construction,weblink 4 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140221212701weblink">weblink 21 February 2014, dead, dmy-all,The Longest Bench(File:The Longest Bench seating.jpg|thumb|right|A part of Littlehampton's Longest Bench)Littlehampton is home to Britain's longest bench.WEB, The Longest Bench, Littlehampton, Studio Weave,weblink 4 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140213123122weblink">weblink 13 February 2014, dead, dmy-all, WEB, The Longest Bench, Littlehampton, Sussex, UK, www.thelongestbenchintheworld.com,weblink 4 February 2014, 28 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140228144301weblink">weblink live, The bench was designed by Studio Weave, a London-based architecture practice and opened in mid-July 2010. It was designed based on initial ideas by children from Littlehampton's Connaught Junior school and was funded by Anita Roddick's husband Gordon and from a CABE grant from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.NEWS, Littlehampton's £1m seafront seat to be a benchmark for town's future, Littlehampton Gazette, 23 October 2010,weblink 4 February 2014, 21 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140221090210weblink">weblink live, The bench is a continuous structure stretching 324 metres along the majority of Littlehampton's east beach promenade and is constructed of tropical hardwood slats reclaimed from coastal groynes and landfill.WEB, The Longest Bench by Studio Weave, Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK, 24 November 2010, The Architectural Review,weblink 4 February 2014, 22 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222162836weblink">weblink live, The bench is described by Studio Weave as "a charm bracelet gifted to the town as a delicate piece of jewellery that can accommodate new and varied additions. The form of the bracelet's chain is informed by the simple seaside boardwalk together with some maths that envisages movement."Look and Sea CentreThe Look and Sea centre includes the Harbour Lights café and an observation tower.WEB,weblink Look & Sea Heritage Exhibition Centre, Look & Sea Centre, 3 January 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100117190731weblink">weblink 17 January 2010, dead, dmy-all,Harbour ParkFile:Guarding the Fun Fair, Littlehampton - geograph.org.uk - 190853.jpg|thumb|right|Rear West view of the giant slide in Harbour ParkHarbour ParkHarbour Park is at the entrance of the River Arun with two restaurants, two arcades, a rollercoaster, log flume and other attractions.Boat tripsA number of operators offer services out of Littlehampton harbour with ferry services across the river, sight seeing trips around the harbour, to Arundel, Brighton, Chichester and the Isle of Wight and speed boat rides to Worthing Pier, the Southampton Power Boat Show, Lymington Power Boat Show and to Cowes and Torquay for the Cowes to Torquay power boat race.WEB, About ActionBoat, ActionBoat,weblink 4 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130515103709weblink">weblink 15 May 2013, dmy-all, WEB, Littlehampton Ferry & Harbour Tours, visitlittlehampton,weblink 4 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20140204131203weblink">weblink 4 February 2014, dmy-all, WEB, Littlehampton-Arundel â River Arun, Kingfisher Cruises,weblink 4 February 2014, 27 September 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927224051weblink">weblink live,Norfolk GardensNorfolk Gardens, a multi-purpose outdoor site operated by Tivoli Lifestyle, is further along the promenade. The site includes a 9-hole pitch and putt course, a refurbished 9-hole adventure golf course renamed Buccaneer Bay, tennis and bowls, and a café.WEB,weblink Norfolk Gardens, Littlehampton {{!, Tivoli Lifestyle|date=24 May 2016|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-25|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225225057weblink|url-status=live}}The Littlehampton Miniature Railway runs for 800 yards from Norfolk Gardens to Mewsbrook Park and is the oldest 12¼" (311mm) gauge railway in the UK.WEB, Littlehampton Railway, Littlehampton Railway,weblink 7 February 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140204190828weblink">weblink 4 February 2014, dmy-all, WEB, Smith, Roger, 2023-05-24, Mad Bess steam locomotive to star at Littlehampton Miniature Railway's 75th anniversary,weblink 2023-05-25, RailAdvent,Littlehampton HarbourLittlehampton harbour (see also Littlehampton Port above) is on the River Arun at the western side of the town, with yacht moorings. Also on the west bank of the river are Littlehampton Redoubt and Climping sand dunes.Public services(File:Littlehampton lifeboat station - geograph.org.uk - 2684024.jpg|thumb|right|Littlehampton lifeboat station)Littlehampton lifeboat station is one of the UK's busiest RNLI Lifeboat stations. As well as providing local search and rescue coverage, volunteer crew members also provided humanitarian help during flooding in East Pakistan over 35 years ago.WEB, Littlehampton Lifeboat Station, RNLI,weblink 7 February 2014, 22 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222231604weblink">weblink live, The lifeboat station operates two boats: an Atlantic 85 class lifeboat, Renee Sherman (B-891) and a D Class Lifeboat, Ray of Hope (D-769).NEWS, Ash, Tim, Official naming ceremony for new lifeboat at Littlehampton RNLI lifeboat station,weblink 5 August 2016, RNLI, 13 October 2014, 20 August 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160820233141weblink">weblink live, WEB, The latest news on our new Atlantic 85 lifeboat,weblink littlehamptonlifeboat.org.uk, 3 August 2016, 11 October 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161011031718weblink">weblink live, The Arun class of lifeboats (in service 1971â2008) take their name from the Arun river, which comes to a head at Littlehampton, however no Arun-class lifeboats have been stationed at the station.BOOK, Denton, Tony, Handbook 2009, 2009, Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society, Shrewsbury, 26â33, Until the retiring of the Atlantic 75 class lifeboat, Blue Peter 1 (B-779) in 2016, Littlehampton lifeboat station had operated a lifeboat funded by viewers of the BBC television programme Blue Peter since 1967.NEWS, Littlehampton's Blue Peter lifeboat to be retired,weblink 5 August 2016, BBC, 17 February 2016, 20 February 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160220181336weblink">weblink live,SportRugby UnionLittlehampton Rugby Club plays in the Sussex Intermediate League, National Level 10, after promotion at the end of the 2010â11 season. Most games are played on Saturday or Sunday afternoon, either at The Littlehampton Academy or in the West/East Sussex area. The club is also involved in the local community, including the carnival, bonfire night, dragon boat racing and other charitable events.FossilsThe flints that make up Littlehampton's West Beach contain quite a few fossils.WEB,weblink Littlehampton(West Sussex), Discovering Fossils, 2011, 29 March 2011, 19 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110719004417weblink">weblink live, The flints are formed by silica from sea sponges and diatoms from around 60 to 95 million years ago. Some of the creatures become fossilised and can be seen as patterns on the outside of the flint. These are known locally as Shepherds crowns. The Littlehampton MuseumWEB,weblink Littlehampton town council, Latest News, 29 March 2011, 29 March 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110311143746weblink">weblink 11 March 2011, dead, dmy-all, occasionally organises fossil hunting walks during the school holidays.Notable peopleTwinningLittlehampton is twinned with two towns. Each is twinned with the others:
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