Steyning

Steyning
Town and civil parish
High Street, Steyning town centre
Steyning
Location within West Sussex
Area15.74 km2 (6.08 sq mi) 
Population5,812  2001 Census
5,990 (Census 2011)
 Density369/km2 (960/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ177110
 London43 mi (69 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Steyning
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTEYNING
Postcode districtBN44
Dialling code01903
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Steyning (/ˈstɛnɪŋ/ STEN-ing) is a town and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is located at the north end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, four miles (six kilometres) north of the coastal town of Shoreham-by-Sea.

The smaller villages of Bramber and Upper Beeding constitute, with Steyning, a built-up area at this crossing-point of the river.