Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish 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 Member of Parliament for which is Conservative Nick Gibb. The headquarters of The Body Shop is located in Littlehampton. Local company, Dando Drilling International Ltd. has been exporting drilling rigs from Littlehampton since 1867. Van Heyningen Brothers (VHB) salad growers were a major employer in the town from 1964-2003. Much of the local economy comprises smaller companies with fewer than ten employees, however, recently Sainsbury's has moved into the town centre and the local authority is actively seeking to promote and expand business opportunities to create a framework for growing the area's smaller businesses. There has been a trend towards more self employment in the area. More on Littlehampton