ARUNDEL

:''This article is about the town in England. For other uses of the name Arundel, please see Arundel (disambiguation).''


'Arundel' is a market town in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. The River Arun, which was named after the town, runs through the western side of the town. The name is pronounced [] (emphasis on the first syllable), unlike the county of Anne Arundel in Maryland, United States, in which Arundel is pronounced [] (emphasis on the second syllable).
Arundel was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Reform Act 1835. It became part of the Arun district, and now is a civil parish with a town council.

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Geography

Society

Famous names

See also

External links

Geography

Arundel civil parish occupies an area of 1226.95ha and has a population (2001 census) of 3408 persons. It is located at (50.8500, -0.5667)¹.
Arundel town is a major bridging point over the River Arun. Arundel Castle was built by the Normans 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.
''Communications''

★ ''Road'': Arundel lies to the north of the A27 road, which bypasses the town

★ ''Rail'': Arundel railway station is on the Arun Valley Line

Society

The town has its own cricket ground, often cited as being one of the country's most picturesque. It hosts Sussex County Cricket Club 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 status.[1]
People born in Arundel are known locally as Mullets, due to the presence of the Mullet (fish) in the River Arun.

Famous names

★ Mervyn Peake, the author and artist, lived in Burpham near Arundel

★ C.E.M. Joad, Philosopher and broadcaster, wrote many books at South Stoke Farm near Arundel

★ Successive Dukes of Norfolk and Earls Marshal of England

★ Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon, lived in nearby Littlehampton as child, and buried with her father at Saint Nicholas Churchyard in Arundel

★ Francis Meynell, publisher

See also

★ Earls of Arundel

★ Arundel Castle

★ Arundel Cathedral

★ Amberley Working Museum

★ WWT Arundel (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve)

★ Arun Valley Line (main railway line to London)

★ Arundel and South Downs (UK Parliament constituency)

External links

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★ Arundel Town Council

★ Arun District Council

★ Arundel.TV (Local IPTV Channel)