Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Chichester · Region: South East
Explore Forestside, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forestside 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 | Forestside |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Chichester |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.907985 |
| Longitude | -0.924305 |
| Place Type | Village |
Forestside rests in a gentle fold of West Sussex, where the chalk downs begin their quiet ascent. It lies 5.9 km east of Horndean (from Horndean: bearing 90°T, OS grid SU 757 126), and is situated south-west of West Marden village. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of cultivated fields, a perfume of earth turned and seeds sown that speaks of generations of husbandry. Small lanes, edged by ancient hedgerows, wind through the landscape, their surfaces worn smooth by the passage of farm carts and the occasional car, offering glimpses of flint-walled cottages and gardens bursting with the quiet confidence of roses and lavender. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to catch the very substance of the air, bathing the surrounding fields in a soft, golden wash that softens the edges of the world. Forestside, though modest, possesses a profound sense of belonging to this particular corner of England, a quiet dignity that is its own enduring charm.
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Explore Forestside, 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: 50.907985, -0.924305. 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. |