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Highdown North Field

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Littlehampton Road
Worthing
West Sussex - Location Map

Area: 43477.03 sq m (10.74 acres)

Highdown North Field - Millers Tomb 

This site comprises a Downland field, situated north of Highdown Gardens, and is the site of the famous Millers Tomb.

You can see the Millers Tomb as you walk up Highdown to the top of the hill. The tomb is the site of the grave of John Oliver who was the miller back in 1709. It is said that he was involved in smuggling and used the sails of the windmill to signal when the excise officers were not around.  

Some say that John Oliver was an eccentric as he built his own tomb when aged 56 and kept his coffin on casters under his bed.  However, other people argue that John Oliver was of sound mind and had the tomb built as a site for hiding his contraband and the contraband of other local smugglers. He eventually died in 1793 aged 84.

Highdown North Field - view 

The site has been designated a Site of Nature and Conservation Interest due to the wealth of flora including orchids.


Highdown Hill can be used as a starting point for walks to various villages including Angmering and Patching.

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