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Rackham West Sussex Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Rackham, West Sussex

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rackham, 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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PlaceRackham
Traditional CountyWest Sussex
District / BoroughHorsham
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.916689
Longitude-0.509330
Place TypeHamlet

About Rackham

Rackham reveals itself as a quiet assembly of dwellings caught in the amber light of the Sussex Weald. It lies 4.7 miles north-north-east of Arundel (from Arundel: bearing 24°T, OS grid TQ 048 140), and is situated east-north-east of Cross Gate village. The chalky earth here anchors Rackham firmly within the protected expanse of South Downs National Park, where the horizon broadens under a wide, pale sky. To the north, the ancient spirits of the landscape remain undisturbed within the Round Barrow Cemetery in Rackham Plantation, where earthen mounds rise like slow breaths from the turf. Below these silent sentinels, the land dips towards the expansive Amberley Wild Brooks, a vast wetland that mirrors the passing clouds in its intricate, flooded channels. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the flint-walled houses and the surrounding hedgerows. Visitors often look towards the nearby sand cliff, a geological rupture that exposes the raw, golden marrow of the hillsides to the sun. This terrain persists as a place of deliberate solitude, where the weight of the past is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring texture of the flint and the persistent, unhurried growth of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • South Downs National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 17k acres
  • Sand cliff (Viewpoint) — 0.2 mi, 019° NNE
  • Round Barrow Cemetery In Rackham Plantation (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 349° N
  • Woodmill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 108° ESE
  • Amberley Wild Brooks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 279° W · 328 ha
  • Fangrove Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 072° ENE
  • Parham (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.8 mi, 087° E · 172 ha
  • Rackham Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 160° SSE
  • Rackham Banks: A Cross Dyke And Itford Hill Style Settlement On Rackham Hill, 900M Sse Of Oldbottom Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 171° S
  • An Unenclosed Iron Age Urnfield And Associated Remains On Rackham Hill, 900M Sse Of Rackham Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 163° SSE
  • Wild Brook Stream (River) — 1.1 mi, 268° W
  • Amberley Swamp (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 258° WSW
  • Wassel Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 031° NNE
  • Hail's view (Viewpoint) — 1.3 mi, 013° NNE
  • Waltham Brooks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 303° WNW · 47 ha
  • BT Connected Earth Telecommunications Hall (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 224° SW
  • Electricity Hall (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 224° SW
  • Wheelwright's Shop (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 225° SW
  • Arun Canal (River) — 1.7 mi, 302° WNW
  • Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 224° SW
  • Amberley Fire Station (museum exhibit) (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 225° SW
  • Wireless Exhibition (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 226° SW
  • Stoke Hazel Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 209° SSW
  • Marehill Common (Park) — 2.9 mi, 022° NNE
  • Hareswith Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 067° ENE
  • Cooke'S House (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.9 mi, 268° W
  • Sullington Warren (Park) — 3.0 mi, 087° E
  • West Chiltington Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 043° NE
  • Braziers Bottom (Valley) — 3.5 mi, 344° NNW
  • Houghton Wood (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 236° SW

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About This Rackham Map Page

Explore Rackham, 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: 50.916689, -0.509330. 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.