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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 836 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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WORTHING , a municipal See also:

borough and seaside resort in the See also:Lewes See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Sussex, See also:England, 61 m. S. by W. from See also:London by the London, See also:Brighton & See also:South See also:Coast See also:rail-way. Pop. (1901) 20,015. It has a See also:fine marine See also:parade, and a See also:promenade See also:pier, and there is a See also:long range of See also:firm sands. A public See also:park, 21 acres in extent, was opened in 1881. The See also:principal buildings are several See also:modern churches, the See also:town See also:hall (1834), municipal buildings, See also:free library, See also:literary See also:institute, infirmary and convalescent homes. The See also:mother See also:parish of Worthing is Broad-See also:water, the See also:church of which, 1 m. See also:north of Worthing, is a cruciform See also:building, and a fine example of transitional See also:Norman See also:work. A See also:Roman See also:villa, See also:evidence of the existence of pottery See also:works, and a so-called mile-See also:stone, have been discovered at Worthing. The town was incorporated in 1890, and is under a See also:mayor, 8 See also:alder-men and 24 councillors. See also:Area, 1439 acres.

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