Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Mid Sussex · Region: South East
Explore Hickstead, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hickstead 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hickstead, West Sussex, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Hickstead |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Mid Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.968057 |
| Longitude | -0.195070 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Hickstead commands the quiet, low-lying expanse of the Weald, defined largely by the rhythmic pulse of its world-renowned equestrian grounds. It lies 2.8 miles west-north-west of Burgess Hill (from Burgess Hill: bearing 287°T, OS grid TQ 268 202), and is situated north of Sayers Common village. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, alluvial stillness, where the waters of Herrings Stream trace a slow, serpentine path through the surrounding fields. Pale sunlight often catches the flat horizons, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the paddocks to the earth with an almost gravitational weight. The proximity of Cobbs Mill offers a vantage point from which the entire basin reveals its subtle, water-logged geography. Hickstead functions as a nexus of sporting ambition, yet beneath the roar of the showjumping arena, the older, damp silence of the Sussex clay remains undisturbed. Each winter, the frost clings to the hedgerows with a crystalline sharpness that clarifies the stark lines of the horizon. Nature here is not merely a backdrop, but a constant, fluid presence that dictates the tempo of life for those who work the land.
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Explore Hickstead, 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: 50.968057, -0.195070. 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 | August 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. |