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Sompting Abbotts West Sussex Map

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

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PlaceSompting Abbotts
Traditional CountyWest Sussex
District / BoroughAdur
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.838895
Longitude-0.351248
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Sompting Abbotts

Sompting Abbotts commands a quiet elevation where the chalky spine of the South Downs begins to soften toward the coastal plain. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-east of Worthing (from Worthing: bearing 27°T, OS grid TQ 161 056), and is situated west-north-west of Sompting village. The landscape here breathes with a steady, ancient composure, defined by the sharp rise of The Mountain just to the north and the broader, sweeping contours of Lychpole Hill further inland. Sunlight catches the flint-knapped walls of the local architecture, casting long, lean shadows that shift across the grass as the afternoon wanes. Sompting Abbotts once sheltered an independent preparatory school, leaving behind a legacy of stone corridors and quiet, expansive grounds that retain a sense of scholarly poise. Beyond the immediate gardens, the terrain rises toward the prehistoric earthworks of Cissbury Ring Sssi, where the ramparts hold the weight of centuries against the salt-laden breeze. This proximity to the high, open ridges gives the air a crisp, thinning quality, distinct from the humid warmth of the low-lying shoreline. Residents look out over a vista where the modern suburban edge meets the ancient topography of the downs, a place where the horizon feels perpetually wide and watchful.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Mountain (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 351° N
  • Lyons Farm Open Space (Park) — 0.8 mi, 226° SW
  • Cross Dyke On Steep Down, 600M North East Of Titch Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 036° NE
  • Lychpole Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 333° NNW
  • Lancing Repertory Players (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 118° ESE
  • Manor Park Gardens (Park) — 1.5 mi, 099° E
  • Cissbury Ring Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 325° NW · 84 ha
  • Deep Bottom (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 317° NW
  • North Lancing Fairy Tree (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 086° E
  • Teville Stream (River) — 1.8 mi, 151° SSE
  • Cissbury Ring Hillfort, Prehistoric Flint Mine And Associated Remains (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 318° NW · 41 ha
  • Ritz Digital Cinema (Cinema) — 1.9 mi, 206° SSW
  • Assembly Hall (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 209° SSW
  • Worthing Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 208° SSW
  • Regular Aggregate Field System With Prehistoric And Romano-British Farmsteads And A Bronze Age Bowl Barrow On Park Brow (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 349° NNW · 34 ha
  • Lancing Beach (Beach) — 2.1 mi, 129° SE
  • Neolithic Flint Mines (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 312° NW
  • The Dome (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 200° SSW
  • Worthing Beach (Beach) — 2.2 mi, 195° SSW
  • The Worthing Lido (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 204° SSW
  • High Salvington Windmill (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 286° WNW
  • Widewater (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 112° ESE
  • Barge Dyke (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 076° ENE
  • Ladywell Stream (River) — 2.7 mi, 076° ENE
  • Langmead Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 002° N
  • Passies Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 048° NE
  • Adur Estuary Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 089° E · 60 ha
  • Marlipins Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 098° E
  • Clapham Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.4 mi, 283° WNW
  • Bramber Castle (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 027° NNE

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About This Sompting Abbotts Map Page

Explore Sompting Abbotts, 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: 50.838895, -0.351248. 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.