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Angmering
Coordinates: 50°49′44″N 0°29′04″W / 50.82877°N 0.48458°W
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 Angmering
Angmering shown within West Sussex |
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| Area | 17.82 km2 (6.88 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 5,639 [1] 2001 Census |
| - Density | 316 /km2 (820 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ068043 |
| - London | 49 miles (79 km) NNE |
| Civil parish | Angmering |
| District | Arun |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LITTLEHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | BN16 |
| Dialling code | 01903 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Arundel and South Downs |
| Website | Parish Council |
| List of places: UK • England • West Sussex | |
Angmering is a large village and civil parish between Littlehampton and Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is located approximately two miles (3 km) north of the English Channel; Worthing and Littlehampton are about four miles (6 km) to the east and west respectively.
Angmering railway station is ¾ mile away from the village centre straddling the boundaries of Angmering and East Preston.
Angmering is also home to the Oval Raceway, also known as the Angmering Motor Sports Centre.[2]
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Overview
The parish is about seven miles (10 km) long (from north to south) and two miles (3 km) wide. Its roots stretch back to the Bronze Age and it is also the site of a substantial Roman Villa.
The village has a 12th century church (St Margaret's, re-built by Samuel Sanders Teulon in 1852, and reordered[clarification needed] in 2009), three schools, several small shops, a post office and many historic houses from the 15th century onwards. It is in a semi-rural area with many farms. With the building of the Bramley Green development, the population in 2005 is close to 8000, the largest centre of population in the Arundel and South Downs Parliamentary Constituency.
The village's name is of an old Saxon form, meaning "the followers or dependents of Angenmaer".[3]
Near Angmering is Highdown Hill, a National Trust property where one can picnic on the smooth grass near the edges of a former chalk quarry.
The village was the birthplace of 'black' Tom Oliver, who, after adding an l to his name to become Olliver, became the winning rider of the 1842, 1843 and 1853 Grand Nationals. Impresario Lord Bernard Delfont and record producer Norman Newell have lived in Angmering
Twinning
Since 1976, Angmering has been twinned with the French village of Ouistreham, which is in the Calvados region of Normandy.
Notes
- ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ Griffin, Rob (2008-05-07). "Find the right formula for family business". The Daily Express. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/43667/Find-the-right-formula-for-family-business. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Hunter Blair, Peter (1966). Roman Britain and Early England: 55 B.C. - A.D. 871. W.W. Norton & Company. pp. 176. ISBN 0-393-00361-2.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Angmering |
- Angmering Village Life contains extensive village history, local news, organisations, traders, photos, videos, forums, etc.
- Angmering at the Open Directory Project
- Angmering Project has all of Angmering census returns and surrounding villages available to view.
- Angmering in the Domesday Book
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