Littlehampton is a seaside resort town in the Arun District of West Sussex, England.The parish covers an area of 11.35 km² (4 sq mi) and has a population of 25,593 persons (2001 census). It is located on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. As with other larger communities along the West Sussex coast, the conurbation includes other settlements: Wick in the north west; Lyminster to the north; East Preston, Rustington and Angmering to the east. Wick and Toddington became part of the town in 1901. Littlehampton lies within the constituency of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, the MP for which is Nick Gibb Conservative. The town newspaper is the Littlehampton Gazette.