Aldwick
| Aldwick | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 Village sign | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SZ912988 |
| Data | |
| Population: | 11,282 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bognor Regis |
| Postcode: | PO21 |
| Dialling code: | 01243 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Arun |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton |
Aldwick is a seaside village in south-eastern Sussex swallowed seamlessly within the townscape of Bognor Regis, whose town centre is to the east. The wider civil parish of Aldwick include both Bognor and a hamlet name Rose Green at the edge of the townscape. The village gives a name to the county's Aldwick Hundred, in the Rape of Chichester. It is a village of a few shops and several miles of beach.
King George V convalesced here, with his wider family regularly visiting, at Craigweil House in 1929, before its demolition. This stay led directly to Bognor attaining the suffix 'Regis'. The area around this has throwback relatively ornate architecture of the early 20th century and a large conservation area.
Churches
- Church of England: St Richard
- Baptist: The Free Church
- Roman Catholic: St Anthony of Viareggio
About the village
- Avisford Park in Rose Green has a large field that has a play area, basketball court and seating area as well as a sports pavilion for football matches. In 1988 there were plans to build a large Co-op on this field, but due to strong opposition the plan was dropped. Four houses were built on a minority of the formerly larger site.
- Aldwick has a convenience store on Nyetimber Lane, which became in the early 21st century a Co-op having been refurbished from a smaller outlet.
About the village
A blue cedar Cedrus atlantica (glauca) was planted by Queen Mary in 1929.
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