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Arundel

Arundel is a market town

Market town

Market town or market right is a law term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host Market, distinguishing them from villages and city....
and civil parish

Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
in the South Downs

South Downs

The South Downs is one of the four areas of Southern England Chalk Formation downland in southern England. They extend from the eastern side of Hampshire through Sussex, culminating in the cliffs at Beachy Head....
of West Sussex

West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial counties of England until 1974 and the coming into force of the Local Government...
in the south of England

England

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, west of Brighton

Brighton

Brighton is a city on the south coast of England and, with its neighbours Hove and Portslade, forms the Brighton and Hove.The ancient settlement of Brighthelmston dates from before the Domesday Book , but it emerged as a health resort during the 18th Century and became a destination for day-trippers after the arrival of the railway in...
, and east of the county town of Chichester

Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral city status in the United Kingdom in West Sussex, England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Ancient Rome past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings....
. Other nearby towns include Worthing

Worthing

Worthing is a large seaside resort town and a local government borough in West Sussex, England. Around 100,000 people live within the borough itself and 183,000 in the urban area....
east southeast, Littlehampton

Littlehampton

Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, located on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun....
to the south and Bognor Regis

Bognor Regis

Bognor Regis is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, on the south coast of England. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton, and southeast of the county town of Chichester....
to the southwest. The River Arun

River Arun

The Arun is a river in the England county of West Sussex. Its source is a series of small streams in the St Leonard's Forest area, to the east of Horsham....
, which was named after the town, runs through the western side of the town. The name is , and locally (emphasis on the first syllable).

Arundel was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Reform Act 1835.

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Arundel is a market town

Market town

Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
in the South Downs

South Downs

West Sussex

England

London

Brighton

Chichester

Worthing

Littlehampton

Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, located on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun....
to the south and Bognor Regis

Bognor Regis

River Arun

Arun

Arun is a Districts of England in West Sussex, England. The district is named for the River Arun. Its main towns are Littlehampton and Bognor Regis....
district, and now is a civil parish

Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
with a town council.

Etymology

There are several theories about the meaning of the name 'Arundel'. One is that the upper reaches of the Arun, away from the sea, was once known as the Arnus, from the Brythonic word Arno, meaning run or go. So Arundel would mean Arno-dell or the dell

Dell (landform)

In geography, a dell is a small wooded valley. Like "dale", the word "dell" is derived from the Old English language d?l....
of the flowing river.. Another theory is that due to the preponderance of hoarhound on the slopes of the Arun near the town, Arundel would mean hoarhound-dell. A third explanation is that the town takes its name from the French word for swallow

Swallow

The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding....
, hirondelle, a bird which is on the town's crest.

Geography

Arundel civil parish occupies an area of 1226.95ha and has a population (2001 census) of 3408 persons.

Arundel town is a major bridging point over the River Arun, the lowest road bridge until the opening of the Littlehampton

Littlehampton

Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, located on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun....
swing bridge in 1908. Arundel Castle

Arundel Castle

Arundel Castle in West Sussex, England is a restored medieval castle. The castle dates from the reign of Edward the Confessor and was completed by Roger de Montgomery, who became the first to hold the Earl of Arundel by the graces of William I of England....
was built by the Normans

Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock....
to protect that vulnerable point to the north of the valley through the South Downs. The town later grew up on the slope below the castle to the south. The river was previously called the Tarrant and was renamed after the town by antiquarians in a back-formation

Back-formation

In etymology, back-formation refers to the process of creating a new lexeme by removing actual or supposed affixes. The resulting neologism is called a back-formation, a term coined by James Murray in 1897....
.

Arundel lies to the north of the A27 road

A27 road

The A27 is a major road in England. It runs from its junction with the A36 road at Whiteparish in the county of Wiltshire. Heading east it closely parallels the south coast where it passes through West Sussex and terminates at Pevensey in East Sussex....
, which bypasses the town. Arundel railway station

Arundel railway station

Arundel railway station serves the market town of Arundel in West Sussex.The station is on the eastern side of the town, about 500m from the High Street, across the River Arun....
is on the Arun Valley Line

Arun Valley Line

The Arun Valley Line is part of the Southern -operated railway services. For the initial part of the route trains follow the Brighton Main Line, and at a junction south of Three Bridges railway station the route turns westwards....
. The Monarch's Way

Monarch's Way

The Monarch's Way is a long-distance trail in England that approximates the Escape of Charles II route taken by Charles II of England in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester....
long-distance footpath passes through the town and crosses the river here.

Society

Arundel is home to Arundel Cathedral

Arundel Cathedral

Arundel Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in West Sussex, England. Dedicated in 1873 as the Catholic parish church of Arundel, it was not designated a cathedral until the foundation of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in 1965....
, seat of the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton

Bishop of Arundel and Brighton

The Bishop of Arundel and Brighton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in the Province of Southwark.The diocese covers 4,997 km? of the Counties of East Sussex and West Sussex and Surrey outside the Greater London Boroughs....
. The town also has its own cricket ground, often cited as being one of the country's most picturesque . It hosts Sussex County Cricket Club

Sussex County Cricket Club

Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major Historic counties of England clubs which make up the England domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex....
for a number of games each season and is also the venue for the traditional season curtain-raiser between Lavinia Duchess of Norfolk's XI and the champion county. Every summer it hosts the touring country.

On July 6, 2004, Arundel was granted Fairtrade Town

Fairtrade Town

Fairtrade Town is a marketing tool in which this status is awarded by a recognized Fairtrade certification body describing an area which is committed to the promotion of Fairtrade certification goods....
status.

People born in Arundel are known locally as Mullets, due to the presence of Mullet

Mullet (fish)

The mullets or grey mullets are a family of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water also....
in the River Arun.

Arundel is home to one of the oldest Scout Groups in the world. 1st Arundel (Earl of Arundel's Own) Scout Group was formed in 1908 only a few weeks after Scouting

Scouting

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society....
began. Based in its current HQ in Green Lane Close, it has active sections of Beaver Scouts

Beaver Scouts

Beaver Scouts, often shortened to Beavers , is the youngest section of Scouting operated by The Scout Association in the United Kingdom. The core age range for Beaver Scouts is six to eight years, though exceptions can be granted....
, Cub Scouts and Scouts.

Notable people

Derek Davis
Derek Davis (artist)

Derek Maynard Davis was an England artist, working in the media of painting and pottery. He was born in Wandsworth, South London, where he was educated at Emanuel School....
, potter
Potter

A potter is someone who makes pottery.It can also mean "to move about aimlessly", especially in the phrases "wikt:potter around" and "wikt:potter about"....
and painter
Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting....
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon

Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon was a teacher and artist known for her talents during the 1860s in Ontario, Canada. In 1966, her most comprehensive work, An Illustrated Comic Alphabet, was published by librarians and artists who admired her work....
, lived in nearby Littlehampton as child, and buried with her father at Saint Nicholas Churchyard in Arundel
C.E.M. Joad, Philosopher and broadcaster
Presenter

A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an Collection ....
, wrote many books at South Stoke Farm near Arundel
George MacDonald
George MacDonald

George MacDonald was a Scotland author, poet, and Christian minister.Though no longer well known, his works have inspired admiration in such notables as W....
, pastor of Trinity Congregational Church
Congregational church

Congregational churches are Protestantism Christianity churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each Wiktionary:congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
, 1850
Francis Meynell
Francis Meynell

Sir Francis Meredith Wilfrid Meynell, Knight Bachelor was a British poet and Printer at The Nonesuch Press.He was son of the writer Alice Meynell, a suffragist and Roman Catholic....
, publisher
Successive Dukes of Norfolk and Earls Marshal
Earl Marshal

Earl Marshal is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom....
of England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
Mervyn Peake
Mervyn Peake

Mervyn Laurence Peake was an England Modernist literature, artist, poet and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books....
, the author
Author

An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created....
and artist
Artist

The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art....
, lived in Burpham
Burpham

Burpham is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is located two miles north of Arundel, on an arm of the River Arun....
near Arundel

Arundel

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Society

Notable people

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