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 miles
- Worthing 14 miles
- Gosport 19.4 miles
- Waterlooville 14 miles
- Bognor Regis 4.7 miles
- Littlehampton 8.2 miles
- Fareham 20.7 miles
- Horsham 22.9 miles
- Havant 11.9 miles
- Farnham 24.7 miles
- Chichester 2.8 miles
- Ryde 21.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Boxgrove Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Norton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Shopwyke Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Oving Parish 1.5 miles
- Westhampnett Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Aldingbourne Parish 2.1 miles
- Chichester East Ward 2.4 miles
- Fontwell Built-up area 2.4 miles
- North Mundham & Tangmere Ward 2.7 miles
- Chichester South Ward 2.7 miles
- Eartham Parish 2.7 miles
- Runcton Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Tangmere
PO20 2HH, PO20 2EA, PO20 2FW, PO20 2HB, PO20 2DF, PO20 2EH, PO20 2HJ, PO20 2HT, PO20 2DZ … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 28.9 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 31.4 miles
- Chichester Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Barnham Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels near Tangmere Ad
- The Nags Head 4 2.8 miles
- The Fox Goes Free 4 4.2 miles
- East Walls Hotel 2.9 miles
- The Selsey Arms 4 4.8 miles
- Harbour Hotel & Spa Chichester 4 3 miles
- The Elmer 3 6 miles
- The Royal Oak Inn 5 3 miles
- Travelodge Arundel Fontwell 3 2.8 miles
- The Goodwood Hotel 4 1.5 miles
- Travelodge Chichester Central 3 3.1 miles
Schools in Tangmere
- Tangmere Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Goodwood House Estate 1.4 miles
- Fontwell Park Racecourse Recreation 2.5 miles
- Goodwood Race Course Recreation 2.8 miles
- Goodwood Racecourse Recreation 3.4 miles
- Pagham Beach Beach 5.9 miles
- Climping Beach Beach 7 miles
- Chichester Harbour Harbour 9.6 miles
- South Downs Hill 10.3 miles
- Flight Pond Wood Forest 10.4 miles
- Parham House Estate 10.6 miles
- The Mens Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.3 miles
- Jungle Wood Forest 12.4 miles