Salvington

Salvington is a neighbourhood of Worthing, in the borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies south of the A27 road two miles (3 km) north-west of the town centre. It is served by three elected Worthing Borough Councillors at any given time, currently Nicola Waight, Noel Atkins and Michael Cloake, all Conservative.[2]

Salvington
Ye John Selden pub is the main public house in Salvington
Salvington Location within West Sussex
Population	8,893 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ128051
District	Worthing
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Worthing
Postcode district	BN13 0
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Worthing West

Salvington is thought to mean either 'Seawolf's farmstead' (Sǣwulf's farmstead)[3] or less romantically, Sǣlāf's farmstead (literally the farmstead of someone named 'sea-leavings' or 'flotsam').[3]

Salvington was originally a hamlet within the parish of West Tarring. When most of Tarring became part of Worthing in 1902, Salvington joined the parish of Durrington which included nearby High Salvington. Salvington finally became part of the borough of Worthing in 1929.[4]

Salvington is probably best known as the birthplace of the great jurist and antiquarian John Selden in 1584. The cottage in which he lived was demolished in the 1960s when it fell into disrepair and was replaced with a row of bungalows. However Salvington's main public house, Ye John Selden, retains his name.

Salvington is also home to 'Old Sussex House' in Salvington Road. This 16th-century building, originally known as 'Salvington Lets' is a listed building and retains in its attic what is possibly the last cockfighting pen in Sussex, surrounded by a thin oak trellis hammered together with hand-made nails.