Wick, West Sussex

infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude= 50.81806
longitude= -0.54419
official_name = Wick
population =
civil_parish= Littlehampton
shire_district= Arun
shire_county= West Sussex
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
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os_grid_reference= TQ026030

Wick is a community in the Arun district of West Sussex, England. Originally a separate village, it now forms part of the built up area around Littlehampton. It lies on the A284 road 0.6 miles (1km) north of the town centre.

There is an annual summer festival held in Wick. The village hall is one of the largest in the area, there are several flint Victorian buildings including All Saints Church and one thatched cottage. Wick contains three separate parades of shops, including a Somerfield supermarket, green grocers, bakers, a laundrette, two pubs and various other small specialist shops.

History

The name "Wick" came to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The village of Wick formed around the Wick Manor.The village has an ancient Roman Brick/clay making site, (this now lies under a road called 'Potters Mead', off courtwick road).

An Alleyway or Twitten that passes by the True Blue public house, is known locally as 'Dark Alley' due to the black clinker surface laid down along its route.

External links

* [http://www.wickonline.com/ Community information site]