Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Arun · Region: South East
Explore Ferring, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ferring 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.
| Place | Ferring |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Arun |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.814612 |
| Longitude | -0.447496 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ferring breathes the salt-laced air of the South Downs, a village that knows the ebb and flow of the seasons. It lies 5.4 km west of Worthing (from Worthing: bearing 270°T, OS grid TQ 094 028), and is situated north-north-east of Kingston Gorse village. The chalky soil, yielding to the plough for centuries, still holds the scent of wild thyme on a warm afternoon, a subtle perfume carried on the breeze from the downs that rise gently behind the houses. Ancient pathways, worn smooth by generations of footsteps, thread their way towards the coast, hinting at a past tied to the rhythm of the sea and the quiet industry of farming. The church spire, a steadfast sentinel, pierces the often soft, pale light of the Sussex sky, a beacon of enduring presence. Ferring’s lanes, lined with cottages of flint and brick, hold a quiet grace, a sense of peaceful continuity that belies the wider world’s hurried pace.
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Explore Ferring, 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: 50.814612, -0.447496. 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 | June 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. |