Wick, West Sussex
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Wick is a community in the Arun
district of West Sussex
, England
. Originally a separate village, it now forms part of the built up area around Littlehampton
. It lies on the A284 road 0.6 miles (1 km) north of the town centre.
There is an annual summer festival held in Wick. The village hall is one of the largest in the area, there are several flint Victorian buildings including All Saints Church and one thatched cottage. Wick contains three separate parades of shops, including a Co-Operative supermarket, green grocer, bakery, a laundrette, two pubs and various other small specialist shops.
It is often recognised as one of the most deprived areas along the south coast.
The village has an ancient Roman Brick/clay making site, (this now lies under a road called 'Potters Mead', off courtwick road).
An Alleyway
or Twitten
that passes by the True Blue public house
, is known locally as 'Dark Alley' due to the black clinker
surface laid down along its route.
During the early 1990s Wick had a reputation for drug and alcohol addiction, high teenage pregnancy, low literacy levels and low ‘community esteem’ this resulted in the highly successful "The WIRE project
" being established to address these issues.
In 2009 the True Blue pub was demolished to make way for new housing.
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...
. Originally a separate village, it now forms part of the built up area around 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....
. It lies on the A284 road 0.6 miles (1 km) north of the town centre.
There is an annual summer festival held in Wick. The village hall is one of the largest in the area, there are several flint Victorian buildings including All Saints Church and one thatched cottage. Wick contains three separate parades of shops, including a Co-Operative supermarket, green grocer, bakery, a laundrette, two pubs and various other small specialist shops.
It is often recognised as one of the most deprived areas along the south coast.
History
The name "Wick" came to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The village of Wick formed around the Wick Manor.The village has an ancient Roman Brick/clay making site, (this now lies under a road called 'Potters Mead', off courtwick road).
An Alleyway
Alleyway
is a video game developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo as a global launch title for the Game Boy. It is a Breakout clone and one of the first four games developed and released for the system. The game was released first in Japan in 1989, in North America later that...
or Twitten
Twitten
Twitten is an old Sussex dialect word, used in both East and West Sussex, for a path or alleyway. It is still in common use. The word is also in common use in the London residential area known as Hampstead Garden Suburb....
that passes by the True Blue public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, is known locally as 'Dark Alley' due to the black clinker
Clinker
Clinker may refer to:* Clinker , construction method for wooden boats* Clinker , waste from industrial processes* Clinker , a kilned then quenched cement product* Clinker brick, rough dark coloured bricks...
surface laid down along its route.
During the early 1990s Wick had a reputation for drug and alcohol addiction, high teenage pregnancy, low literacy levels and low ‘community esteem’ this resulted in the highly successful "The WIRE project
The WIRE project
The Wire Project was a charitable organisation charity based in England-Aims:The project's stated aim was to work alongside existing community projects and develop new initiatives for the children, young people and families of Wick, Littlehampton, West Sussex.Achieved through:* Practical,...
" being established to address these issues.
In 2009 the True Blue pub was demolished to make way for new housing.