The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Shoreham-by-Sea
Sussex (County [UK]), England
View Larger MapDescription of institution: 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 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 2,430 acres (980 ha) and has a population of 20,547 (2011 census). URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreham-by-Sea