West Tarring facts for kids
Quick facts for kids West Tarring |
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 Tarring High Street |
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| Population | 8,646 (2011.Ward) |
| OS grid reference | TQ132040 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORTHING |
| Postcode district | BN13, BN14 |
| Dialling code | 01903 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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West Tarring, often just called Tarring, is a friendly neighbourhood in Worthing, West Sussex, England. It's about 1 kilometre (1 mile) north-west of Worthing's town centre. People sometimes call it "West Tarring" or "Tarring Peverell" to tell it apart from another place called Tarring Neville.
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A Look Back in Time: Tarring's History
Tarring has a long and interesting past! In the 10th century, Athelstan, who was King of England, gave Tarring to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
When the Domesday Book was written in 1086, Tarring was known as Terringes. This book was like a big survey of England, listing who owned what. At that time, Tarring had about 50 homes. The name "Tarring" probably comes from "Teorra's people," referring to an early Saxon settler.
People say that Thomas Becket, a famous archbishop, visited the village in the 12th century. Also, Saint Richard of Chichester, who is the special saint for Sussex, visited in the 13th century.
Tarring used to be its own parish, which is like a small local area. Two very old roads crossed through it: a Roman road that went from Chichester to Brighton, and another road from Broadwater to Littlehampton.
By 1499, Tarring had its own market place. This was where High Street, South Street, and Church Road all met.
West Tarring is famous for several old buildings. It has the St Andrew's Church, which was built in the 13th century. There's also a 13th-century Archbishop's Palace. You can see many old houses, including the Parsonage Row, which is a timber-framed building from the 15th century. The village also has two traditional pubs: The Vine and the George and Dragon.
Even though Tarring High Street is quite short and narrow, it once had five pubs! It was even a route for big double-decker buses. That's why the George and Dragon pub has a very tall sign. You can still see an old lamp case outside one of the former pubs that says Castle Inn.
West Tarring also had a very old fig garden. It was planted around 1745 or even earlier and was still there in 1950.
Tarring Today
The West Tarring sub-post office closed in 2004 and is now a tea room. There are a few other shops in the area: a small general store, another tea room, and a ladies' hairdresser. The closest train station is West Worthing, which is about 1 kilometre (1 mile) away.
How Tarring is Governed
Tarring is part of the borough of Worthing. Most of the area is in the Tarring ward, and a small part is in the Gaisford ward. Each ward has three councillors. These councillors represent the area on the Worthing Borough Council.
For elections to the West Sussex County Council, most of Tarring is part of the Tarring electoral division. At the national level, Tarring ward is part of the Worthing West area, which elects a Member of Parliament. Gaisford ward is part of the East Worthing and Shoreham area.
In 1901, the local area of Tarring had 1,720 people. On November 9, 1902, Tarring officially joined with Worthing, Durrington, and Goring by Sea.
Tarring on Screen
A part of the 2022 movie My Policeman was filmed at The Vine pub on Tarring High Street. This movie stars Harry Styles and Emma Corrin.
Famous People from Tarring
Many interesting people have connections to Tarring:
- Saint Richard of Chichester (1197–1253) lived here for a while after 1244. This was when his appointment as Bishop of Chichester was being discussed.
- John Selden, a very smart person who knew a lot about many subjects, was born here on December 16, 1584.
- Edward Henty, who was the first person to settle permanently in the Port Phillip District (which later became the Colony of Victoria in Australia), was born here in 1810.
- James Henty, a pioneer, merchant, and politician in Australia, was born here on September 24, 1800.
- William Henty, who bowled the very first ball in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia, was born here on September 23, 1808.
- Stephen Henty, an important member of the Victorian Legislative Council in Australia, was born here on November 3, 1811.
- Horace Mitchell, a first-class cricketer, was born here on January 19, 1858.
- Alan Martin (writer) (born 1966), who helped create and write the comic book Tank Girl, grew up here.
- Jason Lewry (born 1971), a first-class cricketer, also grew up here.
Images for kids
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Fig Garden, Tarring
