Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Horsham · Region: South East
Explore Rowhook, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rowhook 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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| Place | Rowhook |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Horsham |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.095694 |
| Longitude | -0.397971 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Rowhook occupies a quiet corner of the Weald, where the heavy clay soil clings to the boots of those who traverse its ancient, sunken lanes. It lies 3.8 miles north-west of Horsham (from Horsham: bearing 307°T, OS grid TQ 122 341), and is situated east-south-east of Ellen's Green village. Ancient echoes of Roman engineering persist in the nearby woods, where a preserved section of Stane Street remains as a straight, moss-softened scar across the earth. This transit route once funneled the ambitions of empire through the dense timber, yet now only the patient, shifting light of afternoon touches its ridged remains. To the west, the canopy of Roman Woods provides a dark, verdant contrast to the managed pastures that define much of the local horizon. Rowhook maintains a modest, unassuming presence, turning its back on the restless pace of larger towns to favour the slow cycles of the surrounding fields. The air here holds a particular, damp stillness, sharpened by the proximity of the North River as it carves its way through the lower ground. History in Rowhook is not a museum piece but a layer of sediment, quiet and largely undisturbed by the modern world.
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Explore Rowhook, 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: 51.095694, -0.397971. 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. |