Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Chichester · Region: South East
Explore West Wittering, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Wittering 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.
| Place | West Wittering |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Chichester |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.781260 |
| Longitude | -0.893724 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Wittering’s chalky soil cradles a landscape shaped by wind and tide. It lies 8.0 km south-south-east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 158°T, OS grid SZ 780 985), and is situated north-west of East Wittering village. The air here often carries the tang of salt from the nearby Solent, a constant reminder of the sea's enduring presence. Fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast South Downs sky, stretch towards the coast, where the distinctive shape of East Head guards the entrance to Chichester Harbour. The village itself, with its ancient church whose stones have witnessed centuries of change, offers a quiet repose, a place where the gentle rhythm of rural life persists. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to soften and gild the edges of the saltmarsh and the scattered farmsteads.
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Explore West Wittering, 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: 50.781260, -0.893724. 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 | June 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. |