Shoreham-by-Sea
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | TQ220051 | ||
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| Residents | 48,487 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | SHOREHAM-BY-SEA | ||
| ZIP code section | BN43 | ||
| prefix | 01273 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Shire county | West Sussex | ||
| District | Adur | ||
| British Parliament | East Worthing and Shoreham | ||
| Website: Community website | |||
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Shoreham-by-Sea, formerly New Shoreham, is a town in the district of Adur in West Sussex , England . The place has an area of 9.85 km² and 48,487 inhabitants (2011).
The history of the place goes back to the 11th century, when Vikings settled the place because of its mooring possibilities. The seaport of Shoreham Harbor, which was built in Victorian times and is located on the English Channel , is a major economic factor of the place, there are also numerous shipyards .
The airport Shoreham Airport west of the city is the oldest licensed UK airport, which among other things, in a scene in the film The Da Vinci Code - Da Vinci Code occurs.
The place is connected to the rail network.
Five ships of the Royal Navy were named after the place.
Town twinning
Personalities
- Havergal Brian (1876–1972), composer, moved here from London in 1958
- Henry Roberts (1756–1796), sailed with James Cook on his second and third voyages as a cartographer
- Jeffrey Dell (1899–1985), film director and screenwriter
- Suzanne Allday (* 1934), discus thrower and shot putter
- Ambrose Reeves (1899–1980), Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg , here retired and where he died
- David Ryall (1935–2014), British theater and film actor
- Leo Sayer (* 1948), singer and music producer
- Marcus Butler (* 1991) Youtuber
Web links
- Shoreham-by-Sea site (English)
- Photos of Shoreham (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Census 2011: Coastal Communities Data (Excel) Office of National Statistics. Retrieved on March 8, 2017.