Rustington
| Rustington | ||||
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.JPG) Church of St. Peter and Paul |
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| Basic data | ||||
| status | Village and Civil Parish | |||
| surface | 3.72 km² | |||
| population | 13,883 (as of 2011) | |||
| Ceremony county | West Sussex | |||
| District | Arun District | |||
| Constituency | Worthing West | |||
| Website: rustingtonpc.org | ||||
Rustington is a community and a seaside resort on the English Channel near Littlehampton in the Arun District of West Sussex, England . Despite a population of 12,676 (2001) and a small town character, the place has retained the status of a village due to a vote of the population.
Rustington has a rail connection through Angmering station. In the center some cottages from the 17th and 18th centuries are worth seeing, some of them thatched . The place was the venue for the World Chess Championship in 1952. A city partnership exists with the city of Los Altos (California) and since 2002 with the municipality of Künzell / Germany.
sons and daughters of the town
- Justin Bell (* 1968), racing car driver
- Nigel Hitchcock (* 1971), jazz musician and composer
Web links
Commons : Rustington - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ W