Ferring
Ferring is a coastal village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is part of the built-up area of Worthing and is accessed along the A259 road 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the town - comprising North Down Farm and Highdown Hill to the north and the town itself to the south, with approximately equal size green buffers to the town in size, to east to Goring-by-Sea and west to East Preston.
| Ferring | |
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Ferring Beach | |
Ferring Location within West Sussex | |
| Area | 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,480 (Civil/Ward Parish.2011) |
| • Density | 1,176/km2 (3,050/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ094026 |
| • London | 50 miles (80 km) NNE |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORTHING |
| Postcode district | BN12 |
| Dialling code | 01903 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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In the 2001 census 4361 people lived in 2179 households, of whom 1423 were economically active. The area's seafront is pedestrianised and the beach itself is a mixture of shingle and pebble, reinforced by groynes. The population at the 2011 Census was 4,480.
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