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Bishopstone East Sussex Map

Traditional county: East Sussex · District / Borough: Lewes · Region: South East

Explore Bishopstone, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bishopstone map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Bishopstone, East Sussex

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bishopstone, East Sussex, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceBishopstone
Traditional CountyEast Sussex
District / BoroughLewes
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.789673
Longitude0.088927
Place TypeVillage

About Bishopstone

Bishopstone retains an austere dignity, its flint-walled cottages holding fast against the salt-heavy winds that sweep across the Sussex Downs. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-west of Seaford (from Seaford: bearing 338°T, OS grid TQ 473 009). The parish church of St Andrew stands as a sentinel of grey stone, its ancient sundial marking hours that seem to linger longer here than in the hurried world beyond. To the west, the chalk heights of Rookery Hill rise abruptly, their slopes marked by the silent, rounded forms of a linear barrow cemetery that predates the written record. These grassy mounds serve as quiet monuments to forgotten lives, casting long, sharp shadows across the turf as the afternoon sun descends. Further toward the coast, the desolate, skeleton remains of Tide Mills offer a stark contrast, reminding the observer of a time when the rhythmic pulse of the sea drove the grinding stones of industry. Bishopstone draws its character from this proximity to both the enduring earth and the restless, shifting tides. Visitors often remark upon the peculiar clarity of the light here, which lends a silvery sharpness to the landscape during the autumn months. The air carries a bracing purity, tasting faintly of brine and wild grass, grounding the senses in a geography that demands quiet contemplation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rookery Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 248° WSW
  • Two Bowl Barrows, The South Easternmost Pair Of A Group Of Six Bowl Barrows, Forming Part Of A Linear Round Barrow Cemetery On Rookery Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 251° WSW
  • A Pair Of Bowl Barrows Forming Part Of A Linear Round Barrow Cemetery, And A Hlaew On Rookery Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 262° W
  • Bowl Barrow Forming Part Of A Linear Round Barrow Cemetery On Rookery Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 274° W
  • Beacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 030° NNE
  • Norton Bottom (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 348° NNW
  • Tide Mills (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 244° WSW
  • Tide Mills village (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 243° WSW
  • Newhaven Sewer (River) — 1.2 mi, 281° W
  • Drove Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 300° WNW
  • Mill Creek (River) — 1.4 mi, 263° W
  • Seaford Little Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 160° SSE
  • The Barn Theatre (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 155° SSE
  • Newhaven Cormorant (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 281° WNW
  • Newhaven Fort (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 253° WSW
  • Battery Observation Post (Viewpoint) — 1.6 mi, 253° WSW
  • Seaford Museum (Martello Tower 74) (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 157° SSE
  • Newhaven Local & Maritime Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 300° WNW
  • Velley Ponds Open Space (Park) — 2.0 mi, 283° WNW
  • Splash Point (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 154° SSE
  • Litlington White Horse. (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 092° E
  • Firle Escarpment Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 004° N · 302 ha
  • Jerry's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 034° NE
  • New Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 036° NE
  • Exceat Saltings (Wetland) — 3.0 mi, 118° ESE
  • Charleston Manor (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.0 mi, 096° E · 6 ha
  • White Lion Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 341° NNW
  • Alfriston Clergy House (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 069° ENE
  • Alfriston War Memorial Hall (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 069° ENE
  • Asham Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 329° NNW · 3 ha

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About This Bishopstone Map Page

Explore Bishopstone, East Sussex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.789673, 0.088927. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.