Adur District

Adur District
River Adur at Shoreham-by-Sea
Adur shown within West Sussex
Adur shown within West Sussex
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Non-metropolitan countyWest Sussex
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQShoreham-by-Sea
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyAdur District Council
 • MPsTom Rutland
Area
 • Total
16.14 sq mi (41.80 km2)
 • Rank256th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
64,688
 • Rank289th (of 296)
 • Density4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
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Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code45UB
GSS codeE07000223
OS grid referenceTQ220051

Adur (/ˈdʊər/) is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It is named after the River Adur which flows through the area. The council is based in the town of Shoreham-by-Sea, and the district also contains the town of Southwick, the large village of Lancing and a modest rural hinterland inland. The district had a population of 64,626 at the 2021 census.

Sompting, Lancing, Shoreham and Southwick form a strip of settlements on the south coast, between Worthing and Brighton collectively known as the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. Shoreham Airport is located in the Adur district, west of Shoreham-by-Sea and just east of Lancing.

The Adur Festival is held in the first two weeks of June every year.

The district lies on the south coast, and parts of its area lie within the South Downs National Park. The neighbouring districts are Worthing, Arun, Horsham and Brighton and Hove.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Adur Local Authority (E07000223)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.