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Houghton West Sussex Map

Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Arun · Region: South East

Explore Houghton, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Houghton 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.

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PlaceHoughton
Traditional CountyWest Sussex
District / BoroughArun
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.894399
Longitude-0.553226
Place TypeVillage

About Houghton

Houghton greets the morning sun across the chalk-dusted ridges of the South Downs National Park, where the horizon holds the quiet weight of ancient earth. It lies 2.8 miles north of Arundel (from Arundel: bearing 1°T, OS grid TQ 018 115), and is situated south-west of Amberley village. The landscape here breathes through the Arundel Park Sssi, a stretch of rolling terrain that captures the shifting moods of the clouds in its deep, verdant folds. Houghton remains tethered to the slow pace of the river valley, where the flint-knapped walls of cottages seem to have grown directly from the stony ground. A short distance to the east, the industrial echoes of the Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre offer a stark, metallic contrast to the surrounding silence of the hills. Time in Houghton is measured not by the clock, but by the lengthening shadows that traverse the fields as the light fades behind the escarpment. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and crushed grass, a sensory reminder of the constant, unyielding presence of the downs. Every path winding through Houghton serves as a reminder of the proximity between the raw, limestone wilderness and the domestic stillness of the hearth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • South Downs National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 17k acres
  • Arundel Park Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 134 ha
  • Lime Kilns, Canal, Engine Sheds, Etcetera (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 090° E · 3 ha
  • Museum Entrance (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 068° ENE
  • Museum Office (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 067° ENE
  • Wireless Exhibition (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 065° ENE
  • Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 066° ENE
  • Amberley Fire Station (museum exhibit) (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 065° ENE
  • Wheelwright's Shop (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 063° ENE
  • Stoke Hazel Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 111° ESE
  • The Mill Ball: A Bowl Barrow South Of Bury Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 266° W
  • Cross Dyke 330M North West Of Whiteways Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 250° WSW
  • Arun Banks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 144° SE · 26 ha
  • Houghton Wood (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 247° WSW
  • Camp Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 098° E
  • Bury Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 301° WNW
  • South Stoke Loop (River) — 1.4 mi, 141° SE
  • Houghton Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 268° W
  • Amberley Swamp (Wetland) — 1.5 mi, 029° NNE
  • Arundel Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.6 mi, 189° S · 487 ha
  • Bomb Hole (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 267° W
  • Wild Brook Stream (River) — 1.7 mi, 028° NNE
  • Cooke'S House (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.7 mi, 325° NW
  • Swanbourne Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 183° S
  • Burpham Loop (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 156° SSE
  • Park Bottom (Valley) — 2.7 mi, 189° S
  • West Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 190° S
  • Sand cliff (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 049° NE
  • Arundel Priory Playhouse (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 184° S
  • Parham (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.1 mi, 059° ENE · 172 ha

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About This Houghton Map Page

Explore Houghton, 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: 50.894399, -0.553226. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.