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Coldean East Sussex Map

Traditional county: East Sussex · Unitary authority: The City of Brighton and Hove · Region: South East

Explore Coldean, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Coldean 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 Coldean, East Sussex

How to Use This Coldean, East Sussex Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Coldean, 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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PlaceColdean
Traditional CountyEast Sussex
Unitary AuthorityThe City of Brighton and Hove
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.863744
Longitude-0.109900
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Coldean

Coldean reveals itself as a quiet confluence of suburban order and the wild, sudden rise of the South Downs. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-east of Brighton and Hove (from Brighton and Hove: bearing 28°T, OS grid TQ 331 088), and is situated west of Falmer village. Chalk-white pathways climb away from the houses, tracing the ancient edges of the landscape where the air grows thin and sharp. Beyond the domestic gardens, the dense canopy of Great Wood offers a cool, green sanctuary that seems to hold the silence of centuries in its deep shade. Visitors often pause near the earthworks of the Bronze Age bowl barrow, where the long, low shadows of the afternoon emphasize the curvature of the land against the sky. Coldean exists in a peculiar tension, pressed between the rhythmic hum of the nearby university and the enduring, indifferent stillness of the hills. The light here has a particular clarity, catching the flint walls and brickwork of the houses before spilling out across the rolling, open expanses of Stanmer Park. It is a place where the modern pulse of the South East meets the stubborn, unyielding geology of the Sussex chalk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cross Dyke In Great Wood, 500M South West Of Stanmer House (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 031° NNE
  • Great Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.3 mi, 354° N
  • Bowl Barrow In Great Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 346° NNW
  • Prehistoric Linear Boundary And Bronze Age Bowl Barrow In Pudding Bag Wood, 350M South Of Upper Lodges (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 329° NNW
  • Stanmer Craft Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 036° NE
  • Park Bottom (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 276° W
  • Stanmer Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.6 mi, 035° NE · 477 ha
  • Phileas Foggs World of Adventures (Theme Park) — 0.6 mi, 298° WNW
  • Moulsecoomb Wild Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 185° S
  • Hollingbury Castle (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 223° SW
  • Richmond Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 075° ENE
  • University of Sussex sign (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 091° E
  • Lot's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 045° NE
  • Observatory ruin (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 054° NE
  • East Slope Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 075° ENE
  • Withdean Park (Park) — 1.8 mi, 249° WSW
  • Heath Hill Farm (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 160° SSE
  • Preston Twins (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 229° SW
  • Preston Park Pillar (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 229° SW
  • Preston Manor (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 230° SW
  • Clayton To Offham Escarpment Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 034° NNE · 422 ha
  • Duke of York's Cinema (Cinema) — 2.4 mi, 211° SSW
  • Woodingdean Water Well (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 149° SSE
  • Pepper Pot (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 194° SSW
  • Booth Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 226° SW
  • Tom's Place (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 186° S
  • Brighton Open Air Theatre (B.O.A.T) (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 225° SW
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 193° SSW
  • Brighton Toy and Model Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 209° SSW
  • Castle Hill (National Nature Reserve) — 2.9 mi, 118° ESE · 47 ha

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About This Coldean Map Page

Explore Coldean, 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: 50.863744, -0.109900. 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.