Traditional county: East Sussex · Unitary authority: The City of Brighton and Hove · Region: South East
Explore Southern Cross, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southern 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Southern Cross, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of East Sussex or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Southern Cross and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Southern Cross |
| Traditional County | East Sussex |
| Unitary Authority | The City of Brighton and Hove |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.835558 |
| Longitude | -0.219032 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Southern Cross marks a confluence of suburban transition where the sharp, salt-heavy air of the English Channel pushes against the structured grid of East Sussex housing. It lies 0.8 miles east of Southwick (from Southwick: bearing 85°T, OS grid TQ 255 055). The low-slung architecture here reflects a mid-twentieth-century pragmatism, yet the quality of light remains remarkably bright, reflecting off the nearby surface of The Canal to bathe the streets in a pale, silvery luminescence. To the north, the greenery of Easthill Park offers a reprieve from the rhythmic hum of the coast road, its sloping lawns providing a vantage point over the shifting maritime horizon. Residents often walk the short distance to Southwick Beach, where the tides drag at the shingle with a heavy, metallic rasp that punctuates the quiet of the afternoon. Southern Cross retains a functional character, its identity defined by the proximity of the sea and the steady, unpretentious flow of commuter traffic moving toward Brighton. The surrounding landscape lacks the grand drama of the inland downs, but it possesses a stark, honest clarity that renders the coastal evening sky particularly vast. Every brick and paved thoroughfare seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after it has dipped below the western skyline.
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Explore Southern 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: 50.835558, -0.219032. 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. |