Traditional county: East Sussex · Unitary authority: The City of Brighton and Hove · Region: South East
Explore Black Rock, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Black Rock 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.
| Place | Black Rock |
| Traditional County | East Sussex |
| Unitary Authority | The City of Brighton and Hove |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.815067 |
| Longitude | -0.107948 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Black Rock, a coastal fringe of East Sussex, hums with the quiet energy of a place shaped by the sea and the downs. It lies 2.7 km east-south-east of Brighton and Hove (from Brighton and Hove: bearing 111°T, OS grid TQ 333 034). The air here carries a faint, salty tang, a constant reminder of the English Channel's proximity, and the gentle slope of the land towards the water lends a spacious feel to its residential streets. Along its edge, the chalky cliffs, softened by time and weather, offer glimpses of the underlying geology, a pale bone against the green velvet of the South Downs National Park that shelters its inland flank. Though modest in its own right, Black Rock benefits from the vibrant pulse of its larger neighbour, Brighton and Hove, yet retains a distinct character, a quiet neighbourliness that can be felt in the unhurried pace of its everyday life.
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Explore Black Rock, 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: 50.815067, -0.107948. 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 built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |