Atherington is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, two miles west of the town of Littlehampton, nine miles west of the major town of Worthing, and 53 miles south of London. Atherington was historically in the county of Sussex. Atherington falls within the district council of Arun, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the BN17 postcode district. The post town for Atherington is Littlehampton.
Atherington is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Ceremonial County | West Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | West Sussex |
Atherington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Sussex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Atherington is BN17 5RL.
Atherington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BN17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BN17 postcode district.
The post town for Atherington is Littlehampton. Atherington is in the BN17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Littlehampton.
The centre of Atherington is located at position 50.80229° latitude and -0.57877° longitude.
Latitude | 50.80229° |
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Longitude | -0.57877° |
The centre of Atherington is located at the grid reference easting 500248 and northing 101266 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 500248 |
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Northing | 101266 |
Position of Atherington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Atherington to the centre of the town.
Position of Atherington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Atherington to the centre of the city.