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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Adur like this:
ADUR, or Alder (The), a river of Sussex. It rises in St. Leonard's forest, in the neighbourhood of Horsham; and runs about 20 miles southward, past Ashurst and Steyning, to the English Channel at Shoreham. It affords good trouting above Bolney, and is noted for its mullet further down. It is navigable to Binesbridge.
Adur is now part of ADUR District. Click here for graphs and data of how ADUR has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Adur itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Adur in Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17324
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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