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Worthing
Seafront at Worthing, West Sussex, Eng.
Worthing
district, England, United Kingdom
Worthing, borough (district), administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, England, on the English Channel. Shoreham-by-Sea, in neighbouring Adur district to the east, is the administrative centre.
Road and railway links to London, 58 miles (93 km) northwest, have spurred Worthing’s growth as a seaside resort and as a residential retirement community. Its mild and notably sunny climate also favours the cultivation of salad crops in the vicinity. Area 12 square miles (32 square km). Pop. (2001) 97,568; (2011) 104,640.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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