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The area around Littlehampton has had a long and varied history starting in prehistoric times with farming and fishing through the Roman occupation and up to the Norman Conquest in 1066 when there was a small hamlet known as Hantone on the site of the modern town. Eventually this name evolved into Hampton and then, at sometime in the 1400’s, the “Little” was added possibly by mariners to distinguish it from the much larger Southampton which back then was also known as Hampton. Littlehampton has been involved with, at various times, seafaring, shipbuilding, and tourism. Now it is facing the challenges of the 21st Century

Littlehampton has plenty of attractive countryside to the north, east and west which can be easily accessed either on foot or by bicycle. A little further north is the South Downs Way and The Monarch’s Way. There is also the last undeveloped stretch of beach and countryside between Brighton and Bognor Regis which stretches from the West Beach Nature Reserve and along to the unspoilt countryside of The Clymping Gap where the dunes are a Site of Special Scientific Interest and also has rare Vegetated Shingle Beaches.

lot different to that of the past, there are still reminders of that past and it is interesting to explore down its banks

             December 5th 2009:
Many thanks to Ben Hall who is the first person to send me an old photo of Littlehampton. His photograph is located in the History section.

If you wish to contact me with either information or any old photos you want to send please Email Me.
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                  June 2009:
The Rural River Arun picture gallery has been divided. Littlehampton to Arundel, Arundel to Amberley, Amberley to Arundel, Around Amberley, Amberley to Pulborough and Pulborough to Billingshurst

There are plenty of attractive villages locally, some relatively unspoilt with cottages of flint and stone walls and thatch whilst others have been somewhat subsumed by development. Here are the ones that I have visited so far.

The River is is one of the main reasons for Littlehamptons existence and continues to play a large part in the life of the town today. Although the use the river is put to nowadays is a

Hi, my name is Chris and I have only lived here since December 2007 but have thoroughly enjoyed it! As well as a pleasant enough place to live with an interesting history there is some quiet and unspoilt countryside to visit nearby as well as some attractive villages. So I decided to create this site giving information about the town and surrounding areas that I have visited. Also as I take a lot of photographs I am using this site as a way of displaying them to a wider (I hope) public. I hope you enjoy your visit.

Earlier Updates

I have had a busy summer and not much time to update this site but things will be changing soon. I have added more photographs to the South Downs Way and Amberley section of my photo gallery. I have also redone the graphics for the Gallery Section. I have added a separate page about the History of the River Arun. I am also designing a new website devoted to the River Arun, the canals that linked it to Portsmouth and London and some history of the communities near the river along with lots of photographs! Should be ready in December/January.