Tillington reveals itself through a collection of sandstone cottages and quiet lanes that seem to hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed the horizon. It lies 1.0 miles west-north-west of Petworth (from Petworth: bearing 285°T, OS grid SU 962 219). Tillington rests securely within the protected boundaries of South Downs National Park, where the rolling chalk hills offer a constant, muted backdrop to the local architecture. To the east, the sprawling grounds of Petworth Park exert a gravitational pull on the landscape, their ancient trees and sweeping vistas defining the character of the immediate surroundings. A short walk toward these boundaries reveals the Common Lime, a singular sentinel that marks the transition from the domestic hearths of the residents to the broader, wilder sweep of the estate. The flint and stone of the local parish church absorb the light with a dull, heavy patience, anchoring Tillington to a history that feels as solid as the masonry itself. Winter evenings here are defined by the sharp, clean scent of woodsmoke drifting between the gardens, a scent that speaks of hearths and the long, slow cooling of the land. This proximity to the great deer park and the open ridgeline gives Tillington a sense of being both a private sanctuary and a gateway to the wider, wind-swept expanse of the downs.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tillington, West Sussex, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Tillington includes coordinates 50.989144, -0.629703, in the county of West Sussex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Tillington is available on the Tillington map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the West Sussex weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.