River Adur

Adur
Beeding River, Bramber Water, Sore - all archaically
The Adur, downstream from Wineham Bridge
Map
Location
CountryEngland
RegionSussex
Physical characteristics
SourceWestern Adur
 • locationSlinfold
MouthEnglish Channel
 • location
Shoreham-by-Sea
Length20 mi (32 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftLancing Brook (near Shipley), Ladywell Stream
 • rightCowfold Stream
River Adur
Western source
Eastern source
Hammer Pond
Lancing Brook
Copyhold Stream
Knepp Mill Stream
 A24  Bay Bridge
 A23  Rice Bridge
Bolney Sewer
Blakes Gill
West Grinstead Bridge
Herrings Stream
Hatterell Bridge
Lock Bridge
Cowfold Stream
Limit of navigation
 A281  Mock Bridge
Honeybridge Stream
 B2135  Bines Bridge
Downs Link Betley Bridge
Chess Stream
Western and Eastern branches
Bineham footbridge
Downs Link footbridge
Beeding Bridge
 A283  bridge
Downs Link footbridge
Disused cement works
site of demolished railway bridge
 A27  Shoreham Bypass
Old Shoreham footbridge
Shoreham-by-Sea railway station
 A259  Norfolk Bridge
Adur Ferry swing bridge
Southwick Ship Canal
English Channel

The Adur (/ˈdʊər/ or /ˈdɜː/) 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 mouth of the river in Shoreham-by-Sea.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ekwall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Changes in the mouth of the Adur at Shoreham". University of Sussex. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.