Ferring
| Ferring | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 Ferring Beach | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ094026 |
| Location: | 50°48’46"N, 0°26’53"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 4,480 (2011) |
| Post town: | Worthing |
| Postcode: | BN12 |
| Dialling code: | 01903 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Arun |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Worthing West |
Ferring is a village in Sussex, on the south coast and now swallowed within the built-up area of Worthing. To the east is Goring-by-Sea and to the west East Preston.
The area's seafront is pedestrianised and the beach itself is a mixture of shingle and pebble, reinforced by groynes.
The 2011 census recorded a populaiton of 4,361 people.
History
The site of the village is an ancient one: the name itself is Saxon, and it is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
The parish church, St Andrew, is Norman, and is dedicated to St Andrew. In the churchyard are buried the ashes of Major John Bigelow Dodge (1894-1960), veteran of the Great Escape of 1944.[1]
Until the 1920s the village was a small one; when the south coast began to be built-up, particularly with holiday homes, Ferring began to increase in size.
Sport and leisure
- Football: Ferring Football Club, which plays at the Glebelands.
Ferring Radio was a community licensed station broadcasting across the South Coast on 97.7 fm originally for the benefit and experience of clients with special needs attending Ferring Country Centre. The station has been revived in 2020 on-line to provide music and local news and information during the extreme medical crisis and isolation.
Outside links
References
- ↑ Carroll, Tim (2013). The Dodger, The Extraordinary Story of Churchill's Cousin and the Great Escape. Mainstream Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-780-57606-0. https://archive.org/details/dodgerextraordin0000carr/page/269.