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Littlehampton is a town in the county of West Sussex on the south coast of England. It stands at the mouth of the River Arun. The local administrative authority is Arun District Council. Nearby towns include Bognor Regis and Worthing.
Littlehampton lies within the constituency of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, the MP for which is Nick Gibb (Conservative).
The headquarters of the The Body Shop are located in Littlehampton.
The forces of Empress Maud landed at Littlehamton when she began the civil war with King Stephen. The port was a royal dockyard of Henry VIII. Littlehampton Redoubt was built to guard the town in the 1750's. Littlehampton used to be a resort of artists and writers, attracted by its peaceful atmosphere compared to larger towns such as Brighton. In particular Shelley and Coleridge spent a lot of time there, as well as Byron who often swam in the river.
Littlehampton contains the grave of Katherine Parnell, better known as "Kitty O'Shea".
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