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Coombes Church is a little downland treasure
"On the slope of the Downs at Church
Farm, it has served the people of this tiny parish for
nearly a thousand years"
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The Great Storm of 1987 "In
a few hours over 15 million trees were felled in
Southern England and 16 people were killed"
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Lancing and the Domesday Book "It
was created as a result of a survey of land holdings and
resources in late 11th century England ordered by King
William"
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Wlencing - The founder of Lancing?
"The three sons of Ella, Cymen, Wlenking
and Cissa were given lands to rule in Sussex"
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A short history of Lancing Methodist Church
"it
was not until the early 19th Century that Methodism came
to this area"
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Lancing College and the
Dieppe Raid 1942 "I
am convinced that this was the direct result of lessons
we learned at Dieppe..."
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Lancing Roman Temple "The
invasion of Britain in 43 ad, ordered by Emperor
Claudius, meant that the "Celtic" culture began to wane"
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Piffard and the first flight from Shoreham Airport
"Sadly,
in October 1910, Piffard crashed Humming Bird again"
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The day a "Queen Mary" came to Lancing
"My guess
is that the photograph was taken 1964, probably from the
roof of the "Luxor" cinema"
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A27 Enquiry
In 1988 there was an inquiry into a
by-pass for the A27 in our area.
John wrote a GCSE project about it
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Sompting and the
Domesday Book "he
fully expected to be made King of England as per the
agreement with Edward
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History of St James the Less Church
"Before
1621 the tower partly collapsed, and it was presumably
at that period that it was reduced to its present
height"
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History of St Mary's Church "The roof on the tower is described as
being "Rhenish Helm" ("Rhineland Helmet").
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The History of Lancing Carriage Works
"In
1910 the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
purchased 66 acres of land to the south of Lancing
railway line at a cost of £21,683 2s. 6d.
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