- published: 09 Oct 2015
- views: 938335
Coordinates: 50°51′16″N 0°33′14″W / 50.85439°N 0.5539°W / 50.85439; -0.5539
Arundel (/ˈærəndəl/ or local /ˈɑːndəl/) is a market town and civil parish in a steep vale of the South Downs, West Sussex, England. It lies 49 miles (79 km) SSW of London, 18 miles (29 km) WNW of the English Channel town of Brighton, and 10 miles (16 km) east of the county town of Chichester. Larger nearby towns include Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor Regis. The much-conserved town with large green buffers has a medieval castle and Roman Catholic cathedral. Although smaller in population than most other parishes, Arundel has a museum and comes second behind much larger Chichester in its number of listed buildings in West Sussex. The River Arun runs through the eastern side of the town.
Arundel was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Reform Act 1835. From 1836-1889 the town had its own Borough police force with a strength of three. In 1974 it became part of the Arun district, and now is a civil parish with a town council.
Frank William Arundel (20 February 1939 – May 1994) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Plymouth.
Frank Arundel was playing for local Devon side Oak Villa when he was signed by Plymouth Argyle in August 1956. His debut as a winger came soon after, in September 1956 against Coventry City at Home Park, but after 4 appearances in his first season for Argyle he never played for them again. In July 1959, he moved to Torquay United, making his debut in a 3-0 defeat away to Northampton Town on 27 August. He failed to dislodge Ernie Pym from the number 11 shirt and made only 5 further appearances over the next two seasons before leaving for non-league Minehead. Frank Arundel died in May 1994.