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St John's Common West Sussex Map

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

Explore St John's Common, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the St John's Common 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 St John's Common, West Sussex

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for St John's Common, 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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PlaceSt John's Common
Traditional CountyWest Sussex
District / BoroughMid Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.961373
Longitude-0.143878
Place TypeSuburban Area

About St John's Common

St John's Common retains the quiet composure of a landscape that has long observed the slow expansion of the neighbouring market town. It lies 0.6 miles north-west of Burgess Hill (from Burgess Hill: bearing 307°T, OS grid TQ 304 196). The terrain here is defined by a subtle, low-lying topography where the earth seems to hold onto the morning mist longer than the surrounding ridges. To the north-east, the waters of Worlds End Stream trace a modest, winding path through the vegetation, their movement barely audible beneath the rustle of the surrounding trees. St John's Common serves as a transition point between the urban density of Mid Sussex and the sprawling, open fields that define the wider Weald. Residents often walk toward the nearby St John's Park, where the manicured lawns offer a sharp contrast to the wilder, unkempt edges of the common itself. The light in this part of West Sussex possesses a particular clarity during the late afternoon, casting elongated shadows that stretch across the tarmac and verge alike. This suburban threshold balances the utilitarian needs of modern commuters with the enduring, quiet character of a land that remains fundamentally tied to the rhythms of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • St John's Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 124° SE
  • Worlds End Stream (River) — 0.5 mi, 029° NNE
  • The Big Bench (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 207° SSW
  • Marle Place Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 104° ESE
  • Burgess Hill Theatre (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 122° ESE
  • Emily Temple Monument (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 230° SW
  • Downland Viewpoint, from the Lower Weald (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 192° SSW
  • Ten Acre Gill (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 039° NE
  • Valebridge Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 049° NE
  • Pond Lye (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 324° NW
  • Pook Bourne (River) — 1.4 mi, 276° W
  • Brewhouse Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 336° NNW
  • Cobbs Mill (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 259° W
  • Heaselands (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.0 mi, 016° NNE · 23 ha
  • Ditchling Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 110° ESE · 66 ha
  • Hurstpierpoint Players (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 213° SSW
  • Fox Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 046° NE
  • Moated Site In Ragget'S Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 329° NNW
  • Ragget's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 335° NNW
  • Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 156° SSE
  • Romano-British Villa At Randolph'S Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 207° SSW · 5 ha
  • Cuckfield Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 001° N
  • Romano-British Farmstead, Field System And Trackway On Wolstonbury Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 3.7 mi, 198° SSW · 2 ha
  • Jill Windmill (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 183° S
  • Jack Windmill (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 182° S
  • Plumpton Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 119° ESE
  • Plumpton Place (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.2 mi, 139° SE · 7 ha
  • Chailey Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.3 mi, 081° E · 171 ha
  • Old Slaugham Place (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 333° NNW
  • Remains of Funicular Railway (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 209° SSW

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About This St John's Common Map Page

Explore St John's Common, 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: 50.961373, -0.143878. 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.