Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Arun · Region: South East
Explore Patching, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Patching 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 | Patching |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Arun |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.846848 |
| Longitude | -0.456668 |
| Place Type | Village |
Patching, a quiet presence in West Sussex, offers a glimpse into a gentler pace of life. It lies 6.9 km east of Arundel (from Arundel: bearing 97°T, OS grid TQ 087 063), and is situated west-north-west of Clapham village. The fields surrounding Patching, often a rich tapestry of green and gold under the South Downs light, suggest an enduring connection to the agricultural rhythms of the Arun district. A particular charm resides in the subtle variations of the landscape, where rolling terrain meets the more definite contours of the downs, creating a softened, almost painterly, vista. The air here, carrying the scent of distant farmland and perhaps the faintest whisper of the nearby sea, imbues the very atmosphere of Patching with a tranquil, enduring quality. The village itself, though small, possesses a certain grounded solidity, its buildings speaking of a quiet continuity rather than grand pronouncements.
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Explore Patching, 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: 50.846848, -0.456668. 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. |