East Preston, West Sussex
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East Preston is a village
and civil parish
in the Arun
district of West Sussex
, England
. It lies roughly half way between Littlehampton
and Worthing
. It has a population of about 5,000 and is popular as a retirement area.
The famous stage and film actor, Stanley Holloway
is buried, along with his wife, in the grounds of St Mary's the virgin parish church having lived in nearby Angmering
for many years.
East Preston has a number of private residential estates. From east to west the estates are: Kingston Gorse, West Kingston, Angmering on Sea and The Willowhayne.
The original village school is now an estate agent's. It was built in 1840 and started as a Sunday School funded by George Olliver. He received a reward for reporting a farm labourer(Edmund Bushby) for igniting a hayrick. The labourer burned the haydrick in protest against farm machinery replacing manual labour. Bushby was subsequently hanged. Over time the building was enlarged into the village school until it was given to the County Council in 1940. There were four classrooms, one very large room, having a curtain divided it into two. There were two separate playgrounds. This building remained as the village school until 1951 when the new school in Lashmar Road was opened.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Arun
Arun
Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It contains the towns of Arundel, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and takes its name from the River Arun, which runs through the centre of the district.-History:...
district of West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It lies roughly half way between Littlehampton
Littlehampton
Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton and east of the county town of Chichester....
and Worthing
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
. It has a population of about 5,000 and is popular as a retirement area.
The famous stage and film actor, Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Augustus Holloway, OBE was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady...
is buried, along with his wife, in the grounds of St Mary's the virgin parish church having lived in nearby Angmering
Angmering
Angmering is a large village and civil parish between Littlehampton and Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is located approximately two miles north of the English Channel; Worthing and Littlehampton are about four miles to the east and west respectively.Angmering railway station is miles away...
for many years.
East Preston has a number of private residential estates. From east to west the estates are: Kingston Gorse, West Kingston, Angmering on Sea and The Willowhayne.
The original village school is now an estate agent's. It was built in 1840 and started as a Sunday School funded by George Olliver. He received a reward for reporting a farm labourer(Edmund Bushby) for igniting a hayrick. The labourer burned the haydrick in protest against farm machinery replacing manual labour. Bushby was subsequently hanged. Over time the building was enlarged into the village school until it was given to the County Council in 1940. There were four classrooms, one very large room, having a curtain divided it into two. There were two separate playgrounds. This building remained as the village school until 1951 when the new school in Lashmar Road was opened.