High Salvington
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 High Salvington windmill |
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  High Salvington High Salvington shown within West Sussex | |
| OS grid reference | TQ122066 |
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| District | Worthing Borough |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORTHING |
| Postcode district | BN13 |
| Dialling code | 01903 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Worthing West |
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High Salvington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies north of the A27 2.9 miles (4.6 km) northwest of the town centre.
Unlike Salvington to the south, High Salvington was part of the parish of Durrington until it became part of the borough of Worthing in 1929.
The neighbourhood has a shop, The Village Shop which includes a bakery, post office and general store. The main landmark is High Salvington windmill, which has been restored to a working condition over the last 30 years. The windmill is open every first and third Sunday afternoon during the months April to September, for the public to view.
High Salvington is located on the South Downs north of Salvington, and is separated from Findon Valley by the Gallops, a public open space.
At High Salvington after 1923, despite the protests of preservationists, many large detached houses of various styles spread almost to the top of Salvington Hill.[1] Housing in the locality reaches higher up the South Downs than anywhere else in Worthing, reaching the 120 metre contour. Many old trees and banks were retained, especially in Salvington Hill.[2]
At the top of West Hill in High Salvington lies remains of Neolithic huts, possibly used by Neolithic flint miners. High Salvington may have one of only a few flint mines in Britain, however since the fields containing the possible mines were disturbed by plough use this cannot be made definite.[3]
Built in 1928, the Anglican church of St Peter is made of corrugated iron[4] and is the only iron church in Worthing. High Salvington is also the home of St Michael's Catholic Church, which moved to its present location from Durrington in 1966.[5]
Together with Findon Valley, High Salvington is part of the Cissbury electoral division of West Sussex.
Salvington, along with High Salvington have their own local football team "Salvington Football Club". Founded in March 2009 by Phil Heckels, Darren Cooper and Nev Galvin, they compete in the Worthing & Horsham District Sunday League where they won the 4th Division undefeted in their debut season, 2009/10. They play their home games at The Rotary, Hillbarn. Their Badge Contains the image of the famous windmill.
References
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18223
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18223
- ↑ http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/caah/landscapeandtownscapearchaeology/neolithic_flint_mines_of_sussex.html
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18220
- ↑ Elleray, D. Robert (1998). A Millennium Encyclopaedia of Worthing History. Worthing: Optimus Books. ISBN 0-9533132-0-4.
External links
Media related to High Salvington at Wikimedia Commons
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