Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Arun · Region: South East
Explore Ancton, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ancton 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 Ancton, West 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 | Ancton |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Arun |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.795400 |
| Longitude | -0.607621 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Ancton reveals itself as a quiet expanse of low-lying terrain, where the horizon meets the sky in a soft, muted union. It lies 2.9 miles east-north-east of Bognor Regis (from Bognor Regis: bearing 75°T, OS grid SU 982 004), and is situated west-south-west of Atherington village. Salt-laden breezes drift inland from the nearby Elmer Beach, carrying the rhythmic pulse of the tide across the flat fields that define the local geography. These coastal winds often catch the light, turning the shallow waters of the Elmer Rife into ribbons of polished silver that snake toward the sea. Ancton retains a singular stillness, far removed from the clamour of busier coastal hubs, where the sky appears vast and unburdened by the weight of heavy architecture. Residents frequently look toward the horizon where the rock defence walls stand as stoic sentinels against the encroaching waves. Such surroundings grant Ancton a meditative character, defined not by grand monuments, but by the subtle, ever-changing textures of the Sussex earth and the persistent, whispering influence of the Channel.
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Explore Ancton, West 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: 50.795400, -0.607621. 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. |