Sompting
Parish in Adur, West Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.837, -0.343 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 16 05 |
| Dialling code: | 01903 (Worthing) |
Sompting sits on the coastal plain at the foot of the South Downs in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, a short distance west of Shoreham-by-Sea and sandwiched between Lancing and Worthing. The landscape is a mix of low-lying residential and agricultural land with the chalk hills rising to the north, and the dramatic Iron Age earthworks of Cissbury Ring visible on the skyline, giving the area a strong sense of place and easy access to coastal and downs walks.
There’s a clear historic core around the village church and older buildings, complemented by modern housing and small local businesses, so the local economy is largely residential and commuter-led while still supporting farming and independent shops. Community life is typical of a Sussex village with a mix of long-established families and newcomers, a busy parish scene and local events that reflect both the area’s heritage and its connections to nearby Brighton and the wider coast.
Postcode districts covering Sompting
Most populated places nearby
- Brighton and Hove 9.3 miles
- Crawley 20.4 miles
- Worthing 2.2 miles
- Bognor Regis 14.6 miles
- Littlehampton 8.6 miles
- Horsham 16.3 miles
- Haywards Heath 15.6 miles
- Chichester 18.9 miles
- Burgess Hill 12.3 miles
- East Grinstead 24.6 miles
- Seaford 19.9 miles
- Rottingdean 12.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Peverel Ward 0.1 miles
- Cokeham Ward 0.4 miles
- Churchill Ward 1 mile
- Lancing and Sompting Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Broadwater Ward 1.2 miles
- Lancing Parish 1.4 miles
- Manor Ward 1.4 miles
- Selden Ward 1.5 miles
- Mash Barn Ward 1.6 miles
- Offington Ward 1.7 miles
- Widewater Ward 1.7 miles
- Gaisford Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Sompting
BN15 0DA, BN15 9JW, BN15 0DZ, BN15 0QW, BN15 9RZ, BN15 0AF, BN15 0NG, BN15 9TG, BN15 9UJ … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 23.2 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 44.1 miles
- Lancing Railway Station 1.1 miles
- East Worthing 1.3 miles
Hotels near Sompting Ad
- The Burlington 4 2.6 miles
- Beach Green Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- Ardington Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- The Castle Inn Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- The New Sussex Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- The Coach and Horses 3.6 miles
- The Railway Hotel Worthing 4 1.9 miles
- Sleep Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Travelodge Worthing Seafront 3 2.5 miles
- The Lamb at Angmering 4 6.2 miles
Schools in Sompting
- Sompting Abbotts School Independent - all ages
- Sompting Village Primary School Primary
- The Sir Robert Woodard Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 2.9 miles
- Shoreham Library Library 3 miles
- Sussex Yacht Club Marina 3.1 miles
- Shoreham Harbour Harbour 4.4 miles
- Parham House Estate 7.5 miles
- Withdean Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles
- Churchill Square Shopping centre 8.7 miles
- South Downs Hill 8.8 miles
- Brighton Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- Climping Beach Beach 10.6 miles
- Brighton Marina Marina 10.7 miles
- American Express Community Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles