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TARRING (West), a parish in Worthing district, Sussex; on the coast, 1 mile W of Worthing r. station. It contains Tarring village and Salvington hamlet; forms a hundred in Bramber rape; and has a post-office under Worthing. Acres, 1,226. Real property, £3,717. Pop., 606. Houses, 131. The manor was given by Athelstan to Christchurch, Canterbury. The living is a vicarage, with Heene and Durrington, in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £474.* Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is good, and has a lofty spire. Selden was a native of Salvington.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | West Tarring Parish East Preston Poor Law Union/Registration District Sussex Ancient County |
| Place names: | TARRING | TARRING WEST | WEST TARRING |
| Place: | West Tarring |
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