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Chidham West Sussex Map

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

Explore Chidham, West Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chidham 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 Chidham, West Sussex

How to Use This Chidham, West Sussex Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chidham, 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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PlaceChidham
Traditional CountyWest Sussex
District / BoroughChichester
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.833127
Longitude-0.874535
Place TypeVillage

About Chidham

Chidham occupies a narrow, thumb-like peninsula that reaches tentatively into the tidal waters of Chichester Harbour. It lies 2.9 miles east-south-east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 111°T, OS grid SU 793 043), and is situated west-north-west of Bosham village. The landscape around Chidham is defined by the shifting temperament of the tide, where the salt-heavy air clarifies the light until every blade of grass appears sharply etched against the horizon. To the east, the brackish expanse of the Bosham Channel ebbs and flows with a rhythmic, lunar persistence that dictates the pace of local life. Inland, the water finds a quieter residence in Chidmere Pond, where the surface often holds a mirror to the passing clouds and the ancient, brooding oaks that guard its perimeter. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Chidham, with fields of wheat and winter brassicas stretching toward the shoreline, their colours muted by the saline mist. The parish church, dedicated to St Mary, stands as a pale, limestone anchor in a terrain otherwise dominated by the horizontal lines of mudflats and sky. Here, the boundary between land and sea is not a hard line but a porous, shimmering transition that changes its character with every passing hour.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cutmill Creek (River) — 0.4 mi, 065° ENE
  • Chidmere Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 188° S
  • Bosham Channel (River) — 0.5 mi, 114° ESE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 034° NE
  • Quay Meadow (Park) — 0.8 mi, 117° ESE
  • Cullimer's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 179° S
  • Cobnor Hard (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 177° S
  • Prinsted Point (Wetland) — 1.6 mi, 266° W
  • A Romano-Celtic Temple, Iron Age Shrine And Associated Remains 250M North West Of Ratham Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 040° NE · 4 ha
  • Chichester Harbour (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 1.8 mi, 204° SSW · 73 ha
  • Chichester Dyke: Section 200Yds (180M) Long In Mouthey'S Plantation, Section 245Yds (220M) Long In Oakwood And Section 100Yds (90M) Long Sw Of Oakwood House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 052° NE
  • Chichester Dyke, Sections In Little Cotfield Plantation (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 062° ENE
  • Ractonpark Dell (Valley) — 2.8 mi, 326° NW
  • Fishbourne Roman Palace (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 085° E
  • Emsworth Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 291° WNW
  • Emsworth Oyster Beds (Victorian, remains) (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 272° W
  • Longcopse Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.6 mi, 321° NW
  • The Spit (Beach) — 3.8 mi, 209° SSW
  • Warblington Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.9 mi, 278° W · 4 ha
  • Cineworld Chichester (Cinema) — 3.9 mi, 093° E
  • Bishops Palace Garden (Park) — 4.0 mi, 088° E
  • Chichester Canal Trust (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 093° E
  • Warblingon Castle (Castle) — 4.1 mi, 282° WNW
  • St Richard (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 087° E
  • Chichester Cathedral (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 087° E
  • The Novium (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 086° E
  • Stansted Maze (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 330° NNW
  • West Wittering Beach (Beach) — 4.3 mi, 198° SSW
  • The Minerva Theatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 081° E
  • Grandfather Yew Tree (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 025° NNE

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About This Chidham Map Page

Explore Chidham, 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: 50.833127, -0.874535. 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 builtSeptember 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.