Steyning is a tiny rural community and civil parish in the Horsham Area of West Sussex, England. It lies at the north end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, four miles (6.4 kilometres) north of Shoreham-by-Sea. The smaller villages of Bramber as well as Upper Beeding comprise, with Steyning, a built-up area at this crossing-point of the river. The parish has a land area of 1,574 hectares (3,890 acres). In the 2001 demographics 5,812 people stayed in 2,530 homes, of whom 2,747 were financially energetic. In Steyning there is accessibility to a selection of facilities consisting of 4 public houses, the award-winning Steyning Tea Areas, 4 estate representatives and also barclays financial institution. There is a recreation centre, which was built with National Lottery financing. It has a modern health centre, a town library as well as the Steyning Gallery. A springtime fair is hung on the Springtime bank holiday (the last Monday in May), The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath skirts the southern end of the town.