(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: East Sussex · District / Borough: Wealden · Region: South East
Explore Blackness, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackness 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blackness, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of East Sussex or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Blackness and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Blackness |
| Traditional County | East Sussex |
| District / Borough | Wealden |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.050717 |
| Longitude | 0.171480 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Blackness reveals itself as a quiet extension of the Wealden landscape, where the land tilts gently toward the deeper woods of the south. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-east of Crowborough (from Crowborough: bearing 148°T, OS grid TQ 522 301). A soft, atmospheric stillness defines the morning light here, catching the edges of the nearby Chapel Green as the mist retreats from the open grass. The geography of Blackness remains bound to the rhythms of the wider district, sharing the high, sandy ridges that define the Sussex horizon. Residents often find their way toward the curious form of the Rock Snake, a public artwork that offers a strange, serpentine contrast to the surrounding greenery. Throughout the seasons, the air carries a crispness derived from the proximity of Bream Wood Sssi, where the ancient timber stands as a silent sentinel over the valley floor. Blackness maintains a modest, unassuming character, preferring the slow passage of clouds over the clamour of busier thoroughfares. The terrain here holds a subtle gravity, grounding the spirit in a landscape that seems content to simply exist under the wide, pale English sky.
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Explore Blackness, 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: 51.050717, 0.171480. 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 | August 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. |