River Arun

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The River Arun is a major river in West Sussex, England, flowing from the South Downs to the English Channel and historically important for navigation and trade.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
River Arun canonical 16
River Arun (nearby) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
administrativeRegion West Sussex
surface form: County of West Sussex
connectedTo Wey and Arun Canal (remnants)
surface form: Wey and Arun Canal (historically)
continent Europe
country England
crossesFeature South Downs
drainageBasin English Channel basin
ecologicalRole supports wetland habitats in Arun Valley
flowsInto English Channel
flowsThrough Arun Valley
hasBridge Arundel Bridge
hasEstuary Arun Estuary
hasNameOrigin possibly pre-Saxon or Celtic origin
hasTownOnBank Arundel
Littlehampton
Pulborough
hasTributary River Adur
surface form: River Adur (via estuarine system, historically distinguished)

River Rother (West Sussex)
historicalPeriodOfIntensiveUse 18th century
19th century
historicalSignificance important route for transport of goods in West Sussex
historicalUse navigation
trade
importance major river of West Sussex
locatedIn South East England
West Sussex
locatedOn southern side of the Weald
mouthLocatedIn English Channel
Littlehampton
navigable true
nearbySettlement Amberley
Billingshurst
Storrington
partOf river systems of Southern England
passesThrough Arundel
Littlehampton
Pulborough
region South Downs National Park vicinity
sourceLocatedIn West Sussex
sourceRegion South Downs
usedFor angling
boating
inland navigation
recreation
watercourseType tidal river (in lower reaches)
waterManagement subject to tidal flood defences in lower reaches

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Sussex containsRiver River Arun
Bognor Regis localRiver River Arun
this entity surface form: River Arun (nearby)
Lord of Arundel associatedWith River Arun
Arundel Castle locatedOn River Arun
Arun District namedAfter River Arun
Arun District hasRiver River Arun
Arundel locatedOnRiver River Arun
Arun Valley namedAfter River Arun
Arun Valley hasRiver River Arun
Arun Valley traversedBy River Arun
Arun Valley drainageBasinOf River Arun
Littlehampton locatedAtMouthOf River Arun
Pulborough locatedOnRiver River Arun
A29 road crosses River Arun
Sussex hasMajorRiver River Arun