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Kingston
Kingston shown within West Sussex |
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| Area | 2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 702 [1] 2001 Census |
| - Density | 307 /km2 (800 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ085016 |
| - London | 50 miles (80 km) NNE |
| Parish | Kingston by Ferring |
| District | Arun |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LITTLEHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | BN16 |
| Dialling code | 01903 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Worthing West |
| List of places: UK • England • West Sussex | |
Kingston by Ferring, usually known simply as Kingston, is a small civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It comprises the three settlements of East and West Kingston, and Kingston Gorse and is located between Ferring and East Preston civil parishes, three miles (5 km) to the west of Worthing. The parish covers an area of 228.72ha and has a population of 702 persons (2001 census).
It should not be confused with Kingston-by-Sea (also known as Kingston Buccii) which is along the coast to the east.
The original village including the parish church was lost to the sea some time around 1630,[2] and remains have been found well below the present high water line.[3]
Kingston Gorse is a hamlet within the parish which lies south of the A27 road 3.4 miles (5.6 km) east of Littlehampton. It is most known for being the place where murder victim Sarah Payne went missing from on 1 July 2000. Her body was found 15 miles (24 km) away at Pulborough two weeks later, and local resident Roy Whiting (already a convicted child abuser) was later sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder. Payne's grandparents were living in Kingston Gorse at the time, but have since moved to Devon.