Lancing
Lancing has a long history dating back to the Stone Age. During the Bronze Age (1500 to 500 BC) a sacred place was made near Lancing and an incense cup and fragments of pottery from this spot are now in the British Museum. In Roman times, when Chichester became an important city, a road was constructed along the coastal plain through Lancing. Part of it can still be traced at North Lancing by the name ‘The Street’. The area has had its own parish council since 1894.

Coombes
Today the hamlet of Coombes has a population of just less than 50 people - roughly the same number registered in the Doomsday Book! It is in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is close to Lancing College. Coombes Church is Saxon and early Norman and has a fine selection of murals considered to be among the best in the country.
Port of Shoreham
The Port of Shoreham is the closest Channel port to London and lies within 15 miles of the principal sea shipping lanes along the English Channel.

Shoreham is a Trust Port, first established in 1760, and the Port Authority is charged with the statutory duty to ‘improve, maintain and develop the port for the benefit of the Kingdom’. In practice most of the Port’s activities service south east England, although some commodities such as timber, are distributed further afield.

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