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Following the death of a tenant farmer in 2009, Worthing
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305:. In 1939 the Worthing Corporation purchased 72 acres (29 ha) acres of land at High Salvington. This land adjoined another 59 acres (24 ha) acres that were purchased around the same time. When land at High Salvington had been threatened with development, Worthing resident, the actress
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to be used in perpetuity for public access and enjoyment. The decision followed a six-year public campaign led a group called the
Worthing Downlanders (formerly the Stop the Cissbury Sell Off group). Worthing Council agreed to long-term leases rather than selling freeholds on farm buildings and
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in the summer months into the forest of the Weald. One of the track's northern destinations would have been 'Little
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Worthing Corporation stated, “Most of it is land over which the public is free to roam at will and which will remain undeveloped for ever. It is a tremendous and valuable lung in view of the continuous encroachment of bricks and mortar on all
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District Council has approved considerable building of bungalows and this was seen as threatening the integrity of the Iron Age hillfort of Cissbury Ring. With the help of Worthing residents, the National Trust bought land at Cissbury Ring in 1925 to protect it from development.
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Corporation (the forerunner to present-day Worthing Borough Council) continued this trend around Worthing in the 1930s. Between 1933 and 1939, the Worthing Corporation purchased 1,000 acres (405 ha) acres of open downland north of Worthing, mostly in the parish of
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newspaper which raised money by public subscription which allowed the
Worthing Corporation to purchase the land. Nancy Price raised almost £7,000, included donations from Caroline Kipling and
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Society and now the Friends of the South Downs ). In the 1930s geographer
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advocated a national park for the South Downs between the rivers
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1184:High Salvington Windmill
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160:Worthing Downland Estate
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496:Brandon, Peter (2010).
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1140:Bohunt School Worthing
1120:Durrington High School
954:Battle of South Street
773:. Worthing Downlanders
556:. 2011. Archived from
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500:. London: Phillimore.
136:150 acres (61 ha)
1462:High Street, Worthing
1361:International Birdman
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1256:St Andrew's, Worthing
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1328:Worthing F.C. Women
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1115:Davison High School
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580:"West Sussex HER"
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