River Adur

Overlooking the Adur by the Wineham Bridge

The Adur is a river in West Sussex, England, to which the district is named Adur.

River

In the upper reaches of the Adur in the West Arm and East Arm is divided. The western river rises near Slinfold and flows through Shipley and West Grinstead. The eastern Adur rises near Ditchling Common and flows between Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill. In Henfield unite the two streams and flow through the Adurtal towards the lake. The mouth is located at Shoreham -by-Sea.

Shipping

In the past, the river was way up to Steyning, where a port is located, navigable for larger ships. Due to silting is a useful no longer possible. For this reason, a larger port was built downstream at Shoreham -by-Sea, which is an important trading center, especially for wood, oil and pumped from the lake gravel today.

Tourism

The Adurtal was as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: classified and is very popular not only be popular with walkers, riders and cycling Their ( dt area of ​​outstanding natural beauty). In addition, the river itself with windsurfers and rowers is popular.

Special

The first launch of the Avro 503, a double-decker aircraft, the British manufacturer Avro, took place on the Adur on 28 May 1913.

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