Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Chichester · Region: South East
Explore Balls Cross, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balls 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 Balls Cross, 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 | Balls Cross |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Chichester |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.027510 |
| Longitude | -0.592850 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Balls Cross draws the eye with its quiet lanes and low-slung hedgerows that mark the transition between the Weald and the rolling chalk heights. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-east of Petworth (from Petworth: bearing 13°T, OS grid SU 987 262), and is situated west of Kirdford village. This small cluster of dwellings sits firmly within the South Downs National Park, where the light often catches the damp, heavy earth of the local fields. To the south-east, the slopes of Langhurst Hill rise with a modest, stubborn grace, shaping the horizon against the shifting Sussex clouds. Nearby, the ancient timber and dense thickets of Ebernoe Common provide a sanctuary for rare barbastelle bats, their wings silent in the twilight. Balls Cross remains a place where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the slow drainage of the land and the turning of the woods. The nearby hollows of Pug’s Bottom offer a sheltered contrast to the exposed ridges, holding the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. Here, the landscape retains a sense of enduring stillness, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Explore Balls Cross, 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: 51.027510, -0.592850. 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. |