Tarring, West Sussex

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Tarring used to be a village in Sussex, England. It is now a northern suburb of Worthing, West Sussex. It is officially called West Tarring, to differentiate it from Tarring Neville near Lewes, but is usually called just "Tarring" (pronounced "Ta-ring", not "Tar-ring").

West Tarring is noted for 13th century parish church of St Andrew, 13th century Archbishop's Palace, old houses including the 15th century timber-framed Parsonage Row, and two good pubs: the Vine and the George and Dragon.

West Tarring had an ancient fig garden, dating from 1745 or earlier. This garden survived for nearly 250 years but most of it was destroyed in the late 20th century to make way for property development.

West Tarring still has its Sub-Post Office and village shops. It retains a village atmosphere despite its being now a suburb of Worthing.

The nearest railway station is West Worthing, 0.8 Km (0.5 miles) away.