Traditional county: East Sussex · District / Borough: Rother · Region: South East
Explore John's Cross, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the John's Cross 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 | John's Cross |
| Traditional County | East Sussex |
| District / Borough | Rother |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.962918 |
| Longitude | 0.483011 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
John's Cross, a quiet corner of East Sussex, offers a tranquil repose from the wider world. It lies 4.9 km north of Battle (from Battle: bearing 1°T, OS grid TQ 744 211), and is situated north of Mountfield village. The air here, often carrying the scent of damp earth and ancient woodland, seems to hold a certain stillness, as if the very landscape pauses to listen. In the soft afternoon light, the weathered timbers of the few dwellings that comprise John's Cross take on a honeyed hue, hinting at generations who have found their peace within its modest embrace. The land rolls gently, a green quilt stitched with hedgerows, leading the eye towards the distant, muted shapes of the South Downs. Here, the quietude is not an absence, but a presence, a gentle hum of existence that resonates with the ancient pulse of the land.
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Explore John's Cross, 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: 50.962918, 0.483011. 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. |