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Shoreham-by-Sea (often shortened to Shoreham) is a coastal town and port in the Adur district, in the county of West Sussex, England. In 2011 it had a population of 20,547. The town is bordered to its north by the South Downs, to its west by the Adur Valley, and to its south by the River Adur and Shoreham Beach on the English Channel.
Shoreham-by-Sea: I: The church dominates the town centre and port of Shoreham-by-Sea, but the present structure is just part of the original building, which may have been an 11th-century collegiate church. Erosion, storms and lack of use caused most of the building to collapse in the 18th century; parts were salvaged to form the rebuilt church.
Old Shoreham was a mostly agricultural village on the east bank of the River Adur. [1] Claims that it was founded near the place where Ælle of Sussex—the first King of the South Saxons—came ashore in 477 have been disproved, but it had become a successful village by the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, supporting a population of 76. [1]
Pages in category "Sportspeople from Shoreham-by-Sea" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Shoreham-by-Sea" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
East Worthing and Shoreham, Worthing West, Arundel and South Downs Shoreham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex . It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1997.
Shoreham Beach is a 26.2-hectare (65-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Adur District Council. [1] [2] The beach has vegetated shingle, which is an internationally rare habitat, with flora including yellow horned poppy, sea kale and curled dock. [1]
The Southwick Ship Canal or Southwick Canal is a canal in Southwick, West Sussex that branches off from the estuary of the River Adur near Hove.The canal is 1.75 miles in length, running east–west and parallel with the shoreline, providing facilities to the port of Shoreham.