Arundel

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This article is about the town in England. For other uses of the name Arundel, please see Arundel (disambiguation).

Arundel

Arundel. The image shows the River Arun, the cathedral and the castle.

Arundel is a town in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. The River Arun, which was named after the town, runs through the western side of the town. The name is pronounced ['æɺənd(ə)l] (emphasis on the first syllable), unlike the county of Anne Arundel in Maryland, United States, in which Arundel is pronounced [a'ɺʌnd(ə)l] (emphasis on the second syllable).

Arundel was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Reform Act 1835. It became part of the Arun district, and now is a civil parish with a town council.

1 Geography
2 Miscellaneous
3 Famous names
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Arundel civil parish occupies an area of 1226.95ha and has a population (2001 census) of 3408 persons. It is located at 50°51′00″N, 00°34′00″W (50.8500, -0.5667)¹.

Arundel town is a major bridging point over the River Arun. Arundel Castle was built by the Normans to protect that vulnerable point to the north of the valley through the South Downs. The town later grew up on the slope below the castle to the south. The river was previously called the Tarrant and was renamed after the town by antiquarians in a back-formation.

Communications

Road: Arundel lies to the north of the A27 road, which bypasses the town
Rail: Arundel railway station is on the Arun Valley Line

Map sources for Arundel at grid reference TQ0107

[edit] Miscellaneous

The town has its own cricket ground, often cited as being one of the country's most picturesque.^{[citation needed]} It hosts Sussex County Cricket Club for a number of games each season and is also the venue for the traditional season curtain-raiser between Lavinia Duchess of Norfolk's XI and the champion county.
On July 6, 2004, Arundel was granted Fairtrade Town status.[1]