Tangmere
Built-up area in Chichester, West Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.851, -0.713 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 90 06 |
| Population: | 3,269 |
| Dialling code: | 01243 (Chichester) |
Tangmere sits a few miles north of Chichester in West Sussex, England, close to the rolling chalk of the South Downs National Park and within easy reach of the south coast and Chichester Harbour. The village combines arable countryside and pockets of modern housing with a compact local centre, a primary school and a community hall, making it both a rural settlement and a convenient base for commuters to nearby towns.
Tangmere’s character is strongly shaped by aviation: the former RAF Tangmere was a famous fighter station during the world wars and its legacy is kept alive at the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. Some former airfield buildings now host light industry and museum space, so the local economy mixes heritage tourism, small businesses and agriculture, while community events and wartime memorials underline the village’s social cohesion and historic identity.
Postcode districts covering Tangmere
Most populated places nearby
- Portsmouth 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Worthing 14 miles22.5 km
- Gosport 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Waterlooville 14 miles22.5 km
- Bognor Regis 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Littlehampton 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Fareham 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Horsham 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Havant 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Farnham 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Chichester 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Ryde 21.6 miles34.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Boxgrove Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Norton Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Shopwyke Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Oving Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Westhampnett Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Aldingbourne Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Chichester East Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Fontwell Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- North Mundham & Tangmere Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Chichester South Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Eartham Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Runcton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Tangmere
PO20 2ET, PO20 2FL, PO20 2HR, PO20 2WR, PO20 2HS, PO20 2BF, PO20 2WA, PO20 2FS, PO20 2HT … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- London Gatwick Airport 31.4 miles50.5 km
- Chichester Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Barnham Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
Hotels near Tangmere Ad
- The Goodwood Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Purchases Restaurant & Accommodation 4 3 miles4.9 km
- House Arundel 7 miles11.2 km
- East Walls Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Harbour Hotel Chichester 4 3 miles4.8 km
- The White Horse 5 7 miles11.2 km
- West Dean College 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Beachcroft Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Navigator Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
Schools in Tangmere
- Tangmere Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Goodwood House Estate 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Fontwell Park Racecourse Recreation 2.5 miles4 km
- Goodwood Race Course Recreation 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Goodwood Racecourse Recreation 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Pagham Beach Beach 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Climping Beach Beach 7 miles11.3 km
- Chichester Harbour Harbour 9.6 miles15.4 km
- South Downs Hill 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Flight Pond Wood Forest 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Parham House Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- The Mens Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Jungle Wood Forest 12.4 miles19.9 km