Lancing
| Lancing | ||||
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 Lancing College Chapel |
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| Basic data | ||||
| status | Village and Civil Parish | |||
| surface | 14.14 km² | |||
| population | 18,810 (as of 2011) | |||
| Ceremony county | West Sussex | |||
| District | Adur District | |||
| Constituency | East Worthing and Shoreham | |||
| Website: lancingparishcouncil.gov.uk | ||||
Lancing is a village and civil parish in the Adur District in West Sussex , England . It is located on the western edge of the Adur Valley near the town of Shoreham-by-Sea . The oldest non-church buildings date from the 15th century.
tourism
With its location in the Adur Valley near the English Channel and its secretive atmosphere, Lancing was a popular holiday destination for the nobility in the 19th century. Nowadays, due to the growing importance of the surrounding seaside resorts (e.g. Brighton ) , Lancing has hardly any tourist significance. Nevertheless, visitors still come to Lancing today because of the fine pebble beach, the shallow water and the salt water lagoon Widewater . In addition, located in the north, the area Lancing Ring serving as Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (German: area of outstanding natural beauty) was classified, and the National Park South Downs .
Infrastructure
Lancing is primarily supplied via the A259 coastal road. To the east of the community is Shoreham Airport , the world's oldest continuously used airfield, which served as the Royal Air Force base during World War II . From 1849 until its closure in 1965, Lancing was connected to the West Coastway Line .
For a long time, lancing was characterized by agricultural use. There were numerous tree nurseries that produced fruit, vegetables and plants for nearby Brighton, but also for London . Many of the formerly agricultural areas were later used for urban development.
In the Sompting part of the community there is the Boundstone Community College , a public secondary school with around 1,100 students. In addition, a little secluded from the main town is the private boarding school Lancing College , the landmark of which is its chapel, which is the largest school chapel in the world. After all, there are various football and cricket clubs in Lancing.
Famous sons and daughters of the parish
The writer Ted Walker was born in Lancing in 1934 and grew up there.
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 54 ″ N , 0 ° 19 ′ 7 ″ W.