Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Chichester · Region: South East
Explore Merston, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Merston 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 Merston, 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 | Merston |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Chichester |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.821356 |
| Longitude | -0.731642 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Merston remains a quiet enclave of low-lying fields and ancient lanes in the heart of the Sussex coastal plain. It lies 2.3 miles east-south-east of Chichester (from Chichester: bearing 117°T, OS grid SU 894 031), and is situated north-east of Runcton village. The land here holds the damp, persistent light of the nearby waterways, where the reeds of Forebridge Rife lean toward the current under a pale sky. Merston carries the stillness of a place where the horizon is defined more by the shifting clouds than by the architecture of man. To the west, the expansive waters of Runcton Lake reflect the passing seasons, acting as a mirror for the migrating birds that drift above the flat, fertile earth. The parish church, a modest stone structure, anchors the landscape with a gravity that feels as enduring as the surrounding agricultural rows. Farmers still work the heavy soil in the tradition of their forebears, ensuring that the character of Merston remains tied to the cycles of the harvest. Few sounds disturb the air beyond the rustle of wind through the hedgerows or the distant, rhythmic hum of the wider world.
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Explore Merston, 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: 50.821356, -0.731642. 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. |