Portslade
Portslade is the coastal town to the west of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex. Portslade Village to the north, the original settlement developed in the 16th century, nestles in a valley of the South Downs still retaining its rural character with flint buildings, a village green and the small parish church of St Nicolas, the second oldest church in the city dating from approximately 1150. Up until 1897 the south of Portslade was originally known as Copperas Gap, when the area was granted Urban District status and formally adopted the name Portslade-by-Sea, thus making it distinct from Portslade Village. Today Portslade is bisected from east to west by the old A27 road between Brighton and Worthing, each area maintaining its own unequivocal character.
Portslade had both Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlements, with its name originating from the Latin Portus Adurni, ‘Mouth of the Adur’. Evidence also suggests the possibility of a Stone Age settlement with flint tools being found in Vale Road. Roman cinerary urns were excavated south of the Old Shoreham Road near Victoria Park as were Saxon graves at the junction of St Andrews Road and Church Road. The three Saxon graves were orientated east-west, suggesting they were Christian burials.
The arrival of the railway from Brighton in 1840 brought a housing boom and rapid development of the coastal area. The vast majority of the houses were built in the Victorian and Edwardian era, with St Andrew’s Church being built in 1864 to meet the needs of a growing population. Residential development in Portslade began in earnest in the Thirties when former farmland was put up for sale. More development followed after the Second World War, particularly in nearby Southwick. Over the years, Old Portslade became a typical Sussex village and was made a Conservation area in 1947.
The main shopping area for Portslade is Station Road/Boundary Road. There is a large Tesco supermarket and many small specialist shops. There is also a Sainsbury’s superstore. In the old village there are a few local shops, including a post office in Locks Hill and a Mulberry grocery store in Valley Road. Ye Olde Bakers Shop in Mill Lane produces fresh baked bread and cakes and is very popular not only with its regular customers but also visitors from outside the area.
Portslade has been named one of the South-East's leading property hot spots with a growing number of young professionals moving into the area. Portslade is relatively off the beaten track with many people seeing it for the first time surprised at the wealth of trees and park space and the range of flint and timbered buildings. With a good choice of schools the area is very popular with young families and people who have been priced out of the property market in more expensive Brighton and Hove. Properties in Portslade include older style terraces and semi detached houses south of the A27 and cottages along with modern bungalows and houses around the old village and Mile Oak areas.
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