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