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Shortgate East Sussex Map

Traditional county: East Sussex · District / Borough: Wealden · Region: South East

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

How to Use This Shortgate, East Sussex Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shortgate, 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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PlaceShortgate
Traditional CountyEast Sussex
District / BoroughWealden
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.916858
Longitude0.123485
Place TypeHamlet

About Shortgate

Shortgate emerges from the low-lying Wealden landscape as a quiet assembly of dwellings defined by the steady, unpretentious rhythm of East Sussex life. It lies 3.8 miles south-south-east of Uckfield (from Uckfield: bearing 162°T, OS grid TQ 493 151), and is situated south-south-west of Halland village. The surrounding terrain is characterised by heavy clay soils and ancient field patterns that hold the morning mist with a stubborn, silver persistence. To the north-west, the presence of the Bentley Miniature Railway brings a faint, mechanical nostalgia to the air, echoing the industrious spirit of a bygone era. Shortgate remains buffered by these rural pockets, where the horizon is defined more by the shifting canopy of trees than by the reach of modern architecture. A short distance to the east, the fragile biodiversity of Park Corner Heath SSSI offers a stark contrast to the nearby agricultural boundaries, preserving a fragment of wilder, untamed earth. The light here possesses a particular clarity, turning the damp pastures into vast, reflective mirrors during the shorter days of winter. Residents move through these lanes with a familiarity that suggests a deep, unspoken bond with the topography of the Weald.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 313° NW
  • Branching Out Adventures (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 298° WNW
  • Bentley Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 308° NW
  • Park Corner Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 104° ESE · 3 ha
  • Moated Site In Moat Wood, 580M East Of Halland Park Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 075° ENE
  • Blackberry Farm Park (Theme Park) — 1.7 mi, 102° ESE
  • Plashett Park Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 279° W · 158 ha
  • Plashett Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 279° W
  • High Cross Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 357° N
  • Muslins Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 182° S
  • Horsted Place (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 326° NW · 9 ha
  • Little Horsted Stream (River) — 2.5 mi, 315° NW
  • Medieval Moated Site And Tudor Ruins, Laughton Place (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 195° SSW · 2 ha
  • Horsted Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 332° NNW
  • Glynde Reach (River) — 2.7 mi, 203° SSW
  • Medieval Ringwork At Clay Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 259° W
  • Riley's Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 297° WNW
  • Clay Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 258° WSW
  • Horsted Green Park (Park) — 3.0 mi, 330° NNW
  • Ridgewood Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.1 mi, 340° NNW
  • The Green (Park) — 3.2 mi, 240° WSW
  • Hawkhurst Common Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 048° NE
  • Farleys Barn Gallery (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 111° ESE
  • Old windmill post (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 229° SW
  • Glyndebourne Opera House (Theatre) — 3.7 mi, 224° SW
  • Barcombe Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 268° W
  • The Picture House Uckfield (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 343° NNW
  • Glynde Place (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.1 mi, 213° SSW · 34 ha
  • Bible Bottom (Valley) — 4.6 mi, 229° SW
  • Middle Farm (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 186° S

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About This Shortgate Map Page

Explore Shortgate, 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: 50.916858, 0.123485. 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.