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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 ...
Adur, Anekal, a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India; Adur, Azerbaijan, a village in the Quba Rayon; Adur, Bangalore South, a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India; Adur, Haveri, a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India; Adur, Iran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
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 ...
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 ...
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.
System map of the Adur Valley Railway line (Steyning Line) This was a viable proposal, in opposition to the London and Brighton Railway's plans for a line from the London and Croydon Railway at Norwood, running through Redhill, Three Bridges and Haywards Heath.
Adurru is a village and a 2nd-century CE Buddhist archaeological site [2] in the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in the Mamidikuduru Mandal, on the western bank of Vainateya, a distributary of the Godavari River, [3] around 9.5 km from the Bay of Bengal. [4]