Cocking West Sussex Map

About Cocking

Cocking rests within the undulating embrace of the South Downs, a place where chalky soils give way to verdant slopes, and the air carries the scent of wild thyme and distant sea. It lies 3.9 km south of Midhurst (from Midhurst: bearing 191°T, OS grid SU 878 176), and is situated east-south-east of Bepton village. The ancient church of St. Catherine, with its weathered flint walls, stands as a quiet sentinel, its spire a slender finger pointing towards the vast, often luminous sky that drapes over this corner of West Sussex. In the heart of Cocking, a village green, worn smooth by generations of footsteps and the passage of seasons, offers a tranquil stage for the gentle pulse of country life. The surrounding landscape, a patchwork of ancient fields and copses, whispers of a long, unhurried agricultural past, its beauty a subtle constant against the changing light. This is a place where the very quietude seems to hum with a deep, enduring resonance, a testament to the enduring spirit of the land.

About This Cocking Map Page

Explore Cocking, 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: 50.951507, -0.750554. 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.