Traditional county: East Sussex · Unitary authority: The City of Brighton and Hove · Region: South East
Explore Roedean, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Roedean 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 Roedean, 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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| Place | Roedean |
| Traditional County | East Sussex |
| Unitary Authority | The City of Brighton and Hove |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.812129 |
| Longitude | -0.089897 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Roedean commands a high, salt-scrubbed perch above the English Channel, where the chalk cliffs meet the restless grey expanse of the sea. It lies 2.5 miles east-south-east of Brighton and Hove (from Brighton and Hove: bearing 109°T, OS grid TQ 346 031). The landscape here is defined by the sharp, bracing wind that carries the scent of brine over the prominent school buildings, their red-brick gables standing as sentinels against the horizon. To the north, the grassy declivity of Roedean Bottom offers a sheltered counterpoint to the exposed ridges, where the light shifts rapidly from pale silver to a bruised, heavy indigo. Beyond the residential fringes, the ancient, earthwork profile of Whitehawk Camp Causewayed Enclosure remains a silent reminder of how deeply this chalk spine has been occupied by human endeavour. Residents often walk the coastal paths toward the west, where the metallic forms of the Black Rock Beachcombers sculpture catch the low, winter sun, casting long, fractured shadows across the promenade. The architecture of Roedean reflects a purposeful, Edwardian gravity, designed to endure the unrelenting pressure of the maritime climate. Here, the earth feels thin and bright, a precarious edge of land that invites a quiet, watchful solitude.
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Explore Roedean, 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: 50.812129, -0.089897. 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. |