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The Adur (/ eɪ ˈ d ʊər / or / eɪ ˈ d ɜː /) is a river in Sussex, England; it gives its name to the Adur district of West Sussex.The river, which is 20 miles (32 km) [1] long, was once navigable for large vessels up as far as Steyning, where there was a large Saxon port, but by the 11th century [2] the lower river became silted up and the port moved down to the deeper waters at the ...
Before the building of the bridge in 1781–2, the Adur presented the one major obstacle to east–west communication along the coastal plain of Southern England. The choices open to the traveller wishing to cross the Adur were to travel miles out of the way and use the bridge at Bramber , to ford the river on horseback or to use the ferry that ...
Shoreham Redoubt (also known as Shoreham Fort or Kingston Redoubt) is a historical military defensive structure and scheduled monument [1] at the entrance to Shoreham harbour, at the mouth of the River Adur in West Sussex, England. It was planned in the 1850s during a period of political alarm in the United Kingdom.
The River Adur flows from the north, and turns to the east near Shoreham, to reach the English Channel. [2] The area has a long history as a centre for shipping. In Roman times, there were ports at Old Shoreham and Beeding on the lower reaches of the River Adur, [ 3 ] and a road from London to the port passed through Portus Ladus ("the way to ...
The parish of Botolphs came into existence in the Saxon era as one of several long, narrow divisions of land on the southern slopes of the South Downs near the River Adur, which reached the English Channel at the port of Shoreham. Like neighbouring Beeding and Bramber, Botolphs' territory stretched for about 2 miles (3.2 km) from west to east.
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.
The River Adur is formed when the Western Adur and the Eastern Adur join near Henfield. The Western branch starts near Slinfold, and flows through Shipley and West Grinstead. The Eastern branch rises on Ditchling Common, and flows through Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.
Adur Estuary is a 62.2-hectare (154-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. [1] [2] Part is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve. [3] The estuary has large areas of salt marsh. Sea purslane is dominant above the mean high water mark and glasswort below.