The downs north of Worthing held the greatest concentration of flint mines in neolithic Britain.

[2] The trackway extends south to Charmandean Lane, which in Broadwater turns into a footpath known as the Quashetts, which becomes Worthing High Street and finally the Steyne before reaching the sea.

[6] At Findon Valley, Thakeham Rural District Council has approved considerable building of bungalows and this was seen as threatening the integrity of the Iron Age hillfort of Cissbury Ring.

With the help of Worthing residents, the National Trust bought land at Cissbury Ring in 1925 to protect it from development.

[11] At the time of the transaction the Town Clerk of the Worthing Corporation stated, “Most of it is land over which the public is free to roam at will and which will remain undeveloped for ever.

It is a tremendous and valuable lung in view of the continuous encroachment of bricks and mortar on all parts of the south coast.”[8] Following the death of a tenant farmer in 2009, Worthing Borough Council proposed to sell-off the public land.

[12] On 14 November 2009 hundreds of people gathered on the downland to the north of Worthing to protest against the proposed sale of the land.

[16][13][12] Worthing Council agreed to long-term leases rather than selling freeholds on farm buildings and land.