Clymping
| Clymping | |
 Climping beach at sunset |
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  Clymping Clymping shown within West Sussex | |
| Area | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 600 [1] 2001 Census |
| - Density | 87 /km2 (230 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ002024 |
| - London | 52 miles (84 km) NNE |
| Civil parish | Clymping |
| District | Arun |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LITTLEHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | BN17 |
| Dialling code | 01903 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton |
| Website | http://www.clymping.org.uk/ |
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Clymping is a civil parish, located around the hamlet of Climping in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. The parish also contains the coastal hamlet of Atherington. It is located three miles (5 km) west of Littlehampton, just north of the A259 road. The parish church, dedicated to St Mary, dates from 1080, and is teamed with those of Yapton and Ford under one vicar.
Fringing the coast towards the River Arun and Littlehampton are the Climping sand dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, which includes areas of rare vegetated shingle.
Sport and leisure
Clymping has a Non-League football club Clymping F.C. who play at Clymping Village Playing Fields. Clymping FC play in the Sussex County League Division 3. 2012/2013 sees a change in players and playing staff which the club will hope to move into Division 2.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
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