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Durrington, West Sussex

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In 1992, the annual Durrington festival was founded by residents Dave Butler and Dave Collard. The festival is "a week long celebration of what Durrington has to offer". The festival committee, composed of local residents and led by Peter Bloxham, aims to "provide opportunities for a diverse range of
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The Domesday survey recorded that Durrington had "a church, eight acres of meadow and a wood of ten hogs". The church had existed since Saxon times, no later than the 11th century, but little is known of it: the structure was probably built of plaster,
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vicar had supposedly tried to gain support for the Royalist cause amongst his parishioners. The church remained ruined until 1915 when a new church was built, which included some of the original stones.
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Modern Durrington lies within the borough of Worthing and lies mostly in the Durrington ward. Neighbouring West Durrington forms Castle ward. Each ward has two councillors which represent their area on
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Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler. In common with many neighbouring settlements during the Saxon era, the local people also had land in the
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The festival in June 2014 featured "music, theatre, flowers and faith". It was one week long and culminated in a carnival, fayre and
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performers, groups, charities and business to promote what is good about living and working in Durrington".
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Until the 16th century when it became a parish in its own right, Durrington formed part of the parish of
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Glover, Judith (1997), Sussex Place-Names: Their Origins and Meanings Countryside Books
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electoral division. The area is represented at Westminster by the
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were paid to St Andrew's. It was not an independent
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Durrington is located in West Sussex
West Sussex
OS grid reference
TQ118052
District
Worthing
Shire county
West Sussex
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BN13 0
Dialling code
Police
Sussex
Fire
West Sussex
Ambulance
South East Coast
UK Parliament
Worthing West
UK
England
West Sussex
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