Shoreham by Sea
| Shoreham-by-Sea | |
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 Shoreham Beach, with the centre of Shoreham top left corner |
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 Shoreham-by-Sea
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| Shoreham-by-Sea shown within West Sussex | |
| Area | 3.80 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
| Population | 48,487 2011 Census |
| • Density | 5,046/sq mi (1,948/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TQ220051 |
| • London | 57 miles (92 km) north |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHOREHAM BY SEA |
| Postcode district | BN43 |
| Dialling code | 01273 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Shoreham-by-Sea (often shortened to Shoreham) is a seaside town and port in West Sussex, England.
The town has a population of 48,487 according to the 2011 census, and is historically part of Sussex.
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 between the city of Brighton and Hove and the town of Worthing. Shoreham civil parish covers an area of 984.88 hectares (2,433.7 acres) and has a population of 19,175 (2001 census).
Old Shoreham dates back to pre-Roman times.St Nicolas' Church, inland by the River Adur, is partly Anglo-Saxon The name of the town has an Old English origin. The town and port of New Shoreham was established by the Norman conquerors towards the end of the 11th century.
St Mary de Haura Church (St Mary of the Haven) was built in the decade following 1103 (the Domesday Book was dated 1086), and around this time the town was laid out on a grid pattern that, in essence, survives in the town centre. The church is only half the size of the original – the former nave was ruinous at the time of the civil war although remnants of the original west façade survive in the churchyard to some height.
Muslim scholar Muhammad al-Idrisi, writing c.1153, described Shoreham as "a fine and cultivated city containing buildings and flourishing activity".
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