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Also known as Shoreham, New Shoreham

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.

Key facts

UK place.official_name
Shoreham-by-Sea
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.static_image_name
East Street, Shoreham by Sea - geograph.org.uk - 3822254.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
East Street, a pedestrianised street in Shoreham-by-Sea
UK place.area_total_sq_mi
3.80
UK place.population
20,547
UK place.population_ref
2011 Census
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ220051
UK place.post_town
Shoreham-by-Sea
UK place.postcode_area
BN
UK place.postcode_district
BN43
UK place.dial_code
01273
UK place.constituency_westminster
East Worthing and Shoreham
UK place.london_distance
north
UK place.shire_district
Adur
UK place.shire_county
West Sussex

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Located in
Adur
Population
20547
Area
3.80
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Body of water
English Channel
Capital of
Adur
Official website
www.adur.gov.uk
Image
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England-2Oct2011.jpg
Dialing code
01273
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OS grid reference
TQ220051
postal code
BN43
Commons category
Shoreham-by-Sea
twinned administrative body
Riom
category of associated people
Category:People from Shoreham-by-Sea
historic county
Sussex
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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Kingston Buci old village
  • Shoreham Beach
  • Downland areas
  • Mill Hill
  • Southwick Hill
  • The Crooked Moon Hedge
  • The 'Rest and Be Thankful' stone
  • Thundersbarrow Hill
  • Erringham Hole
  • Hazelholt Bottom
  • Freshcombe
  • Old Erringham Farmstead
  • Old Erringham Combe and Shaw
  • Slonk Hill
  • Mossy Bottom
  • Transport
  • Local media
  • Sport and leisure
  • Climate
  • Airshow crash
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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. The town lies in the middle of the ribbon of urban development along the English south coast, approximately equidistant from the city of Brighton and Hove to the east and the town of Worthing to the west. Shoreham covers an area of and has a population of 20,547 (2011 census).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shoreham-by-Sea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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