Adur () is a

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West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...

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. It is named after its main

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and is

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part of the

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. The council is based in

Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea (often shortened to Shoreham) is a coastal town and port in West Sussex, England. 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 ...

and the district has a population of 59,627 according to the 2001 census. It was created on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Southwick and Shoreham urban districts and the

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Coombes Coombes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. The village is in the Adur Valley northwest of Shoreham-by-Sea. Coombes Church is an 11th-century Church of England parish church that has lost its dedicatio ...

, Lancing and

Sompting Sompting is a village and civil parish in the coastal Adur District of West Sussex, England between Lancing and Worthing. It is half grassland slopes and half developed plain at the foot of the South Downs National Park. Twentieth-century est ...

from

Worthing Rural District Worthing Rural District was a rural district in West Sussex, England from 1933 to 1974. It comprised an area to the north, west and east, but did not include the borough of Worthing. Its area encompassed the land in southern Sussex between the ...

. Sompting, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea (or Shoreham) and Southwick form a strip of settlements on the south coast, between

Worthing Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Hov ...

and

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collectively known as the

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conurbation.

is inland. Fishersgate and

Kingston by Sea Kingston by Sea, also known as Kingston Buci, Kingston Bucii or simply Kingston, is a small area in the Adur district of West Sussex, England. Although it is now part of a continuous urban area, its origins lay in an ancient village and parish ...

(also known as Kingston Buci) are also small areas in the south east of the district.

Shoreham Airport Brighton City Airport , also commonly known as Shoreham Airport, is located in the parish of Lancing in West Sussex, England. It has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying i ...

is located in the Adur district, west of Shoreham-by-Sea and just east of Lancing. The Adur festival is held in the first two weeks of June every year.

Politics

Elections to the district council have been held every 2 years since the 2004 election, when the council changed to being elected by halves instead of by thirds. The

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has had a majority on the council since the 2002 election. Following the

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election the council is composed of the following:

Joint administration with Worthing Borough Council

Since 2008 Adur District Council has worked in partnership with

Worthing Borough Council Worthing Borough Council is a district council in the county of West Sussex, based in the borough of Worthing. The borough council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 out of the existing Worthing Municipal Council, which also ...

, as

Adur and Worthing Councils Adur and Worthing Councils refers to two local government bodies, Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council, in West Sussex, England, who have operated under a joint management structure, with a single Chief Executive A chief executive ...

, sharing a joint management structure, with a single Chief Executive.

Sports clubs

Lancing F.C. Lancing Football Club is a football club based in Lancing, West Sussex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Culver Road. History The club was established in 1941, initially as a multi-sport club under the name Lancing Ath ...

Shoreham F.C. Shoreham Football Club is a football club based in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England. The club is affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association. They are currently members of the and their home stadium is Middle Road. The club are ni ...

Southwick F.C. Southwick Football Club was a Association football, football club based in Southwick, West Sussex, England. The club was founded in 1882 and was among the founding members of the Sussex County League, which they won six times. Their home ground w ...

* Lancing Utd F.C.

Twin towns

Adur is twinned with *

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Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The

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subtype for this climate is " Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/

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).Climate Summary for Adur, UK
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References

External links

Adur District Council

A record of all the election results in Adur District since its creation until 2012
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