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Neither did I until a couple of months ago. I also learnt that the vicar of Rustington, James Crosland was a member of the British Union of Fascists and they used to hold meetings in the Rustington Vicarage. He also appeared as a defence witness for Moseley and some other Blackshirts after...

Worthing has strong historical links to Oswald Mosely's Fascist Party and was a bit of a fascist hotbed in the 30s. One of the first branches of the British Union of Fascists was set up in Worthing and it was also the first town in the UK to elect a Fascist counsellor. It all culminated in a...