Eartham West Sussex Map

About Eartham

Eartham breathes a quiet dignity, a small cluster of homes where the South Downs begin their gentle rise towards the distant South Downs National Park. It lies 8.3 km west-north-west of Arundel (from Arundel: bearing 288°T, OS grid SU 939 094), and is situated west-north-west of Slindon village. The air here, often carrying the scent of damp earth and distant chalk, seems to hold the hushed stories of agricultural rhythms, a place where the land itself dictates the pace of life. The sunlight, when it breaks through the Downs' embrace, paints the surrounding fields in hues of emerald and gold, a fleeting beauty that seems to linger in the very stones of the old buildings. Eartham's character is one of understated grace, a corner of West Sussex that has long favoured the quiet unfolding of seasons over grand pronouncements. The lanes that wind through its modest expanse are bordered by hedgerows that teem with a vibrant, unseen life, a constant murmur beneath the broader silence of the countryside. It is a place that asks for contemplation, for a slow walk where the only sounds are the wind rustling through ancient trees and the distant bleating of sheep, a subtle invitation to listen to the earth's own slow song.

About This Eartham Map Page

Explore Eartham, 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: 50.876856, -0.666699. 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.