Broadwater, West Sussex
{{Short description|Area of Worthing, West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image = Broadwater Church.JPG
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = Broadwater Church
| coordinates = {{coord|50.82819|-0.3742|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Broadwater
| population = 9,373
| population_ref = (2011.Ward){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13695092&c=Broadwater&d=14&e=62&g=6475043&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1445081723912&enc=1|title=Worthing Ward population 2011|accessdate=17 October 2015}}
| shire_district = Worthing
| shire_county = West Sussex
| region = South East England
| constituency_westminster = East Worthing and Shoreham
| post_town = WORTHING
| postcode_district = BN14 7-9
| postcode_area = BN
| dial_code = 01903
| os_grid_reference = TQ145044
}}Broadwater is a neighbourhood of Worthing, in the borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England.{{Citation | title = Brighton and Lewes (Landranger Map 198) | author = Ordnance Survey | author-link = Ordnance Survey | publisher = Ordnance Survey | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-0-319-22820-3 }} Situated between the South Downs and the English Channel, Broadwater was once a parish in its own right and included Worthing when the latter was a small fishing hamlet. Before its incorporation into the Borough of Worthing in 1902 Broadwater also included the manor of Offington to the north. It borders Tarring to the west, Sompting to the east, and East Worthing to the south-east.
History
In 1931, the civil parish had a population of 1187.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10284545/cube/TOT_POP|title=Broadwater CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=28 March 2024}} On 9 November 1902, the parish was abolished and merged with Worthing, Durrington and Sompting.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/east%20preston.html|title=East Preston Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=28 March 2024}}
St Mary's Church is in Broadwater.
Education
There are nine schools in Broadwater: Broadwater C of E Primary School, Downsbrook Primary School, Springfield Infant School, Whytemead Primary School, Bramber Primary School, the private Lancing College Prep School Worthing (formerly Broadwater Manor School), St Andrew's High School, Worthing High, Davison High School and Bohunt School Worthing.
Notable people
- Walter Dew (1863–1947), police officerThe Annotated I Caught Crippen: Memoirs of Ex-Chief Inspector Walter Dew, CID of Scotland Yard, ed. with an introduction by Nicholas Connell (Mango Books, 2018), n. 108.
- William Henry Hudson (1841–1922), author, naturalist and ornithologist
- Richard Jefferies (1848–1877), nature writer
- Ann Thwaytes (1789–1866), philanthropist
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