Aldrington is an area in the city of

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in the ceremonial county of

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, England. It was formerly a

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. For centuries it was meadow land along the

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stretching west from the old village of Hove to the old mouth of the

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, and it is now a prosperous residential area integrated within Hove.

History

There was Roman activity and settlement in the area. The Anglo-Saxons gave it the name Ealdhere's Tun — Ealdhere's farm — and the name appears in the

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as Eldretune. During the High Middle Ages the fortunes of the village waned as the mouth of the River Adur moved west to

Portslade Portslade is a western suburb of the city of Brighton and Hove in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. Portslade Village, the original settlement a mile inland to the north, was built up in the 16th century. The arrival of the railwa ...

, and as acres of land were lost to the sea. By the end of the sixteenth century its church dedicated to St Leonard was a ruin, and though the population rallied for a time in the seventeenth century by the 1831 census, the area recorded a population of just two. In 1951 the parish had a population of 22,925. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished.

Nineteenth century

The area of Aldrington began to be developed from the late nineteenth century as a westward extension of Hove. The church of St Leonard was restored in 1878, and incorporates parts of the medieval structure. Aldrington was amalgamated with Hove in 1894. The ground plan of Aldrington was set out on a grid-iron system, most unusual within England. The main artery running east–west is New Church Road, a broad and straight residential road. Originally called simply Church Road. it was renamed New Church Road to reflect the opening of St Philip's Church in 1895. Parallel with it to the south is Kingsway (previously called Shoreham Road) which runs along the edge of the sea. Parallel to the north is Portland Road.

Aldrington today

The identity of Aldrington is as a residential area of

Hove Hove ( ) is a seaside resort in East Sussex, England. Alongside Brighton, it is one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove. Originally a fishing village surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th century in respon ...

. It is characterised by late nineteenth and early twentieth century villa style houses on tree-lined roads. In places, particularly along the sea-front, are more recent apartment blocks. Channings (pictured) is typical of 20th century development; the colour scheme reflects the ubiquitous Brighton and Hove blue-green.

Transport

Rail

Aldrington railway station (formerly known at various times as Aldrington Halt, and as Dyke Junction) is located on the

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west of

and east of

References

Notes

Bibliography

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External links

Introduction to Aldrington at "My Brighton and Hove"
* {{Brighton and Hove Areas of Brighton and Hove Former civil parishes in East Sussex Hove