Piltdown East Sussex Map

About Piltdown

Piltdown rests in the Wealden district of East Sussex, a place where the land slopes with a gentle, insistent grace. It lies 3.2 km west-north-west of Uckfield (from Uckfield: bearing 294°T, OS grid TQ 442 222), and is situated south-east of Fletching village. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries a scent of damp earth and burgeoning green, a promise whispered on the breeze. Though the village itself is modest, its name gained a peculiar, enduring notoriety through a famous paleontological discovery, a phantom limb of human history unearthed in its vicinity. The surrounding countryside, a patchwork of ancient woodlands and rolling fields, often catches the late afternoon sun in a way that softens every edge, turning distant farmhouses into golden haunches against the darkening hills. The quietude of Piltdown is not empty, but rather filled with the murmur of watercourses and the rustle of leaves, a subtle symphony of the natural world.

About This Piltdown Map Page

Explore Piltdown, 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: 50.981525, 0.053931. 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.