Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Arun · Region: South East
Explore Fontwell, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fontwell 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 | Fontwell |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Arun |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.855265 |
| Longitude | -0.651161 |
| Place Type | Village |
Fontwell, a quiet presence in West Sussex, breathes with a gentle murmur of the South Downs. It lies 6.8 km west of Arundel (from Arundel: bearing 271°T, OS grid SU 950 070), and is situated south-west of Slindon village. The very air here seems to hold the pale gold of late afternoon sun, softening the edges of the rolling fields that embrace Fontwell. This is a place where the earth itself feels like a softly rumpled blanket, hinting at ancient tracks and the quiet industry of generations. The occasional glint of sunlight on a distant roof suggests a life lived at a measured pace, each day unfolding like the slow unfurling of a fern frond. The very silence here is not empty, but filled with the distant bleating of sheep and the rustle of leaves, a subtle symphony of rural existence.
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Explore Fontwell, 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: 50.855265, -0.651161. 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. |