Ferring Rife Explained

Ferring Rife
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:England
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:West Sussex
Subdivision Type5:Towns/Cities
Subdivision Name5:Worthing
Source1 Location:West Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Mouth Location:Ferring, West Sussex, UK
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)

The Ferring Rife is a stream in West Sussex, England that rises in the West Durrington area of Worthing. It has multiple sources including one near Castle Goring and another in Titnore Wood. The streams converge that make up the Ferring Rife converge north of Littlehampton Road, passing through Maybridge, then west of Ferring into the sea.[1] It flows south-west, west and then south into the English Channel, between the villages of Ferring and East Preston.

Etymology

The word 'rife' is a Sussex dialect word for a stream, especially between Selsey and Worthing.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Environment Agency: Flooding. 20 January 2009. Environment Agency. 17 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721024843/http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?x=513500.0&y=103500.0&topic=floodmap&ep=map&scale=4&location=Worthing,%20West%20Sussex&lang=_e&layerGroups=default&textonly=off#x=511383&y=103500&lg=1,&scale=4. 21 July 2011. dead. dmy-all.