Fairlight
Parish in Rother, East Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.881, 0.651 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TQ 86 12 |
| Population: | 1,516 |
| Dialling code: | 01424 (Hastings) |
Fairlight is a small village and civil parish in the district of Rother in East Sussex, sitting on the coast a couple of miles east of Hastings and west of Rye. It includes the coastal settlement of Fairlight Cove and is characterised by cliff‑top downland, shingle shore and pockets of woodland that give fine views over the English Channel.
The community is largely residential with a mix of commuters, retirees and holiday accommodation; local life centres on a village hall, the parish church and occasional community events, while tourism and small‑scale agriculture feed the local economy. The cliffs around Fairlight Cove have a long history of erosion and landslips that have shaped settlement patterns and remain a striking and sometimes contentious feature of the area.
Postcode districts covering Fairlight
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 3.8 miles
- Eastbourne 17.3 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 24.3 miles
- Ashford 20.5 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 8.6 miles
- Seaford 25 miles
- Crowborough 24.3 miles
- Hailsham 17.1 miles
- Uckfield 24.9 miles
- Hythe 22.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fairlight Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Pett Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Bachelor's Bump Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Southern Rother Ward 1.2 miles
- Ore Ward 1.3 miles
- Guestling Parish 2 miles
- Tressell Ward 2.5 miles
- Icklesham Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Baird Ward 2.6 miles
- Old Hastings Ward 2.6 miles
- St. Helens Ward 3.3 miles
- Castle Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Fairlight
TN35 4BQ, TN35 4DA, TN35 4AY, TN35 4DB, TN35 4BG, TN35 4AJ, TN35 4BL, TN35 4DQ, TN35 4EA … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 40.7 miles
- London Southend Airport 47.8 miles
- Three Oaks Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Ore Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Fairlight Ad
- Strand House 3 4.1 miles
- The White Rock Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Mermaid Inn 3 5.9 miles
- The Driftwood Bexhill 8.4 miles
- The George in Rye 4 6 miles
- The Regent, Rye 6.1 miles
- Sedlescombe Golf Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- Winchelsea Lodge 4 3.6 miles
- Astral Lodge 3 3.7 miles
- River Haven Hotel 3 5.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 3.2 miles
- Hastings Beach Beach 4.4 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6 miles
- Camber Sands Beach 7.1 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles
- Denge Beach Beach 12.9 miles
- Herstmonceux Castle Estate 13.2 miles
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.3 miles
- Herstmonceux Place Estate 13.9 miles
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 14.1 miles
- Sovereign Harbour Harbour 15.1 miles
- Priory Lane Stadium 15.4 miles