Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Adur · Region: South East
Explore South Lancing, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Lancing 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 South Lancing, 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 | South Lancing |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Adur |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.822931 |
| Longitude | -0.317167 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
South Lancing catches the salt-heavy breath of the English Channel, its streets unfolding across a flat expanse that meets the horizon with a quiet, persistent clarity. It lies 2.0 miles west-south-west of Shoreham-by-Sea (from Shoreham-by-Sea: bearing 250°T, OS grid TQ 186 039), and is situated south-east of Sompting village. The light here possesses a singular, thin quality, bleaching the brickwork of the modest houses until they shimmer like driftwood left to dry in the sun. Residents find a daily anchor at Beach Green, where the grass stretches toward the water and the wind carries the distant, metallic chime of rigging from the coast. Beyond this verdant strip, the vast, grey expanse of Lancing Beach offers a stark, shifting boundary where the tide perpetually rearranges the shingle. South Lancing retains a utilitarian composure, defined by the steady pulse of the railway and the low-slung architecture that defers to the dominance of the open sky. In the cool of the evening, the air grows dense with the scent of damp stone and brine, grounding the neighbourhood in its maritime geography. This corner of the coast remains unpretentious, favouring the honest texture of the shoreline over the polished veneer of more fashionable resorts.
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Explore South Lancing, 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: 50.822931, -0.317167. 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. |