River Arun

The Stopham bridge over the Arun

The Arun is a river in West Sussex, England, after the district Arun ( District ) is named. It rises in St. Leonhard 's Forest in the eastern part of the district of Horsham from numerous small tributaries, which are referred to locally as gills (literally " gills" ), and flows past the famous Arundel Castle, before after a total of 41 kilometers at Littlehampton it in the Channel flows. The Arun is up to about 30 miles inland depending on the tides.

Historical changes

In the past, the river was known as Tarrant, but was later renamed Arun. This name was changed in a return to the traditional name, which is also the name of the castle and the town of Arundel: reflects ( Arun del " Arun " "river ").

Similarly, the traditional course of the river changed. Until the 15th century, the Arun culminated at Lancing in the Adur. The estuary, however, was closed by gravel Due to changes in the tidal currents, and the course of the river shifted eastward and formed one after the other estuaries in Worthing, Goring and Ferring, ere trained today's riverbed.

Shipping

By the end of the 19th century, the Arun was navigable for large vessels up to Arundel. The coastal areas and large Tideabhängigkeit allowed the sailors with the help of the tides and sea winds to sail to far inland. Further upstream navigation is no longer possible, since just fall in the summer due to non-constant water supply some parts of the upper reaches almost dry.

Tributaries

The western River Rother, formerly called Scir, (not to be confused with the River Rother in East Sussex ) is the largest and most important tributary of the Arun. It rises in Hampshire and is fed by numerous small tributaries of the South Downs, rather it flows near Stopham in the Arun. Due to the constant water flow are finding many water mills in the upper reaches of the Rother.

At present, the appearance of the banks of the Rother changed massively since the Himalayan balsam spreads massively and severely threatened the existing biodiversity.

Origin of the name

The name is derived from the place Rother Rother Bridge. Rother Bridge is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Redrebruge, which means as much as cattle or cattle bridge community.