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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.
This part of Shoreham-by-Sea, with densely packed houses on north–south streets, was known as "Trinidad" in that era, and the dark cobbled flints used for the walls are called "kidney" or "bullseye" flints. Brick dressings, sash windows and eaves with a dentil pattern are also visible. [110] [111] 9–11 Church Street Shoreham-by-Sea
St Mary de Haura Church, Shoreham-by-Sea; St Nicolas Church, Shoreham-by-Sea; Shoreham Academy; Shoreham Airshow; Shoreham College; Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station; Shoreham Town Hall; Shoreham-class sloop; Southlands Hospital
Shoreham F.C., a football club in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex HMS Shoreham , at least five ships of the Royal Navy Shoreham -class sloop , eight warships of the Royal Navy built in the 1930s
Kingston by Sea, also known as Kingston Buci, Kingston Bucii or simply Kingston, is a small area in the Adur district of West Sussex, England.Although it is now part of a continuous urban area, its origins lay in an ancient village and parish church between Southwick to the east, Shoreham-by-Sea to the west and the mouth of the River Adur to the south.
Kingston Buci was a Saxon-era village near the English Channel coast between Southwick and Shoreham-by-Sea; little remains from that period, and modern residential development has obscured the old boundaries between the settlements, but the church retains its mostly 13th-century appearance and serves a parish which retains the ancient Kingston ...
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]
In the 20th century, land was taken from the east of the parish to form a new parish for St Giles' Church, newly built in neighbouring Kingston by Sea. [7] The western boundary of the present-day parish is formed by the River Adur , and the northern boundary cuts across the lower slopes of the South Downs ; Parkside, Eastern Avenue, Ham Road ...