Goring-by-Sea
| Goring-by-Sea | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 The yacht club, Goring-by-Sea | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ111025 |
| Location: | 50°48’44"N, 0°25’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 7,990 (2011) |
| Post town: | Worthing |
| Postcode: | BN12 |
| Dialling code: | 01903 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Worthing |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Worthing West |
Goring-by-Sea, commonly called just Goring, is a prospering seaside resort village on the south coast of Sussex, and which has been swallowed up to become a neighbourhood of Worthing.
Goring is a village of the in the Rape of Arundel, sitting to the west of Worthing (which belongs to the Rape of Bramber), about two and a half miles from the town centre.
It is thought that the name 'Goring' may mean either 'Gara's people', or 'people of the wedge-shaped strip of land',[1] either of which may be rendered in Old English as Garingas. The "by-Sea" suffix has been added to differentiate it from the village of Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.
History
Like many other villages in the south of Sussex, the people of Goring had land to the north that they used as summer pasture in the Weald, at Goringlee, near Coolham. This route would have been used as a droveways for driving livestock, especially swine.[2]
The parish of Goring existed at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, under the name Garinges.[3] The old parish of Goring incorporated four manors. The most important of these passed from the Earls of Arundel to Roger de Montalt, 1st Baron Montalt and several other holders.
The old parish of Goring included Castle Goring, a country house built for Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet, in the late 1790s.
Intermittent residential development began in the 19th century and continued throughout the 20th century. Although the railway came to Goring in 1846, there were so few passengers using Goring station that it was closed for a period.[4] Goring's population expanded after 1929, when it became part of the borough of Worthing, and again in 1938 when the railway was electrified.[5] Over a period of around 50 years, much of old Goring was demolished, although a few buildings survive.[6] Begun shortly before 1939, the Goring Hall estate was developed on the principles of the garden city movement, with concentric crescents near the seafront.[7]
The old village and the sea
Goring has a mixed pebble and sand beach which is popular for a wide variety of watersports including kitesurfing. The southwest of Goring contains part of the Goring Gap, a protected area of fields and woodland between Goring and Ferring.[8]
The old village of Goring lies in the south of the former parish. North-east of this is the Maybridge estate. North of Maybridge is West Durrington. To the north and west of West Durrington are Castle Goring, Titnore Wood and the eastern slopes of Highdown Hill, including Highdown Gardens.
Church
- Church of England: St Mary's
- Roman Catholic: The English Martyrs' Catholic Church
The Church of England parish church is St Mary's. It was originally built around 1100 as 'the Church of Our Blessed Ladye of Gorynge'. It was rebuilt in 1837 by Decimus Burton for David Lyon of Goring Hall.
The English Martyrs has the world's own hand-painted copy of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Gary Bevans between 1987 and 1993.[9]
About the village
The Bull's Head on Goring Street has existed as a pub since at least 1770.[10] This may be the same pub that was closed in the early 17th century by puritan-minded Justices of the Peace.[11]
Courtlands was built in the 1820s and was extended around 1906−10 by Paul Schweder.[12]
Built around 1889, Goring Hall is a replica of the original building which was built around 1840 for David Lyon, probably designed by Charles Barry, best known for his role in rebuilding the Palace of Westminster in London.[13] Goring Hall is now used as a hospital, operated by BMI Healthcare. An 1840s avenue of holm oaks leads from Goring Hall to St Mary's Church.[14]
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References
- ↑ Glover, Judith (1997) Sussex Place-Names: Their Origins and Meanings, Countryside Books ISBN 978-1-85306-484-5
- ↑ Brandon 2006, p. 36
- ↑ Elleray 1998, p. 78.
- ↑ Brandon 2006, p. 396
- ↑ Brandon 2006, p. 396
- ↑ Brandon 2006, p. 396
- ↑ Williamson et al. Pevsner, p. 748
- ↑ Waller, Richard (19 March 2004). "Goring Gap Preservation Trust". http://www.goring-by-sea.com/ggpt/.
- ↑ "THE SISTINE CHAPEL CEILING REPRODUCTION". http://www.goring-by-sea.uk.com/englishmartyrs.htm.
- ↑ "Worthing Heritage Trails - Goring Trail". Worthing Heritage Alliance. http://www.worthingheritagealliance.org.uk/WHA_Trails_08_Goring.pdf.
- ↑ Hare, Chris (1 May 2015). "Hidden Goring". https://www.robertluff.co.uk/news/hidden-goring.
- ↑ Williamson et al. Pevsner, p. 748
- ↑ National Heritage List 1250827: Goring Hall (Grade @ listing)
- ↑ Williamson et al. Pevsner, p. 748
- Brandon, Peter (2006). Sussex. Robert Hale. ISBN 9780709069980.
- Elleray, D. Robert (1998). A Millennium Encyclopaedia of Worthing History. Worthing: Optimus Books. ISBN 0-9533132-0-4.
- Henry, James; Colin, Colin (2016). Secret Worthing. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445651415.
- Idol, Billy (2015). Dancing with Myself. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781451628517.
- Williamson, Elizabeth; Hudson, Tim; Musson, Jeremy; Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2019). Sussex: West. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300225211.