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Many people think of Worthing as a sleepy little retirement enclave. However, the town has a rich history and has schooled and been the home to a number of celebrities. The name âWorthingâ derives from the old English name âWorthâ which meant âvaliant one or one that is nobleâ and âingasâ which means âpeople ofâ and is reduced to âingâ in modern language. So, there you have it â people who are valiant and noble!
Being only 50 miles south of London and 10 miles west of Brighton and Hove, it offers more affordable property for those willing to commute. Today, the town has an array of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars as well as a promanade and as of 2019, the UK’s best pier!
The area around Worthing has been populated for at least 6,000 years and contains Britain’s greatest concentration of Stone Age flint mines, which are some of the earliest mines in Europe. The Iron Age hill fort of Cissbury Ring is one of Britain’s largest. For many centuries Worthing was a small mackerel fishing hamlet until in the late 18th century when it developed into an elegant Georgian seaside resort. In the 19th and 20th centuries the area was one of Britain’s chief market gardening centres.
There are over 200 listed buildings in the borough of Worthing. Three of these, Castle Goring, St Mary’s Church at Broadwater and the Archbishop’s Palace at West Tarring are classified at Grade I, which is used denote buildings “of exceptional interest”. Today, housing in the town centre consists 75% flats and 25% houses. Properties consist of Georgian townhouses (many of which are converted into flats), Victorian terraces, modern developments and newer Seafront apartments.
Worthing is located 50 miles south of London and 10 Miles west of Brighton. The area has a well connected transport infrastructure. Worthing, West Worthing and East Worthing stations all have direct and connecting trains to Brighton, London, Gatwick Airport, Portsmouth and Chichester. Approximately 87% of housing is within 200 walking meters of either a bus stop or railway station.
Our Lady of Sion, Heene Primary
Take the family for a walk on the South Down’s in the morning and a stroll along the beach front in the afternoon. Enjoy lunch or dinner at one of the town’s exceptional restaurants.
