Steyning is a small rural town and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the north end of the River Adur void in the South Downs, 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) north of Shoreham-by-Sea. The smaller villages of Bramber and also Upper Beeding constitute, with Steyning, a built-up area at this crossing-point of the river. The parish has an acreage of 1,574 hectares (3,890 acres). In the 2001 census 5,812 individuals lived in 2,530 households, of whom 2,747 were financially energetic. In Steyning there is accessibility to a range of facilities consisting of four public houses, the award-winning Steyning Tea Areas, 4 estate agents as well as barclays financial institution. There is a recreation centre, which was constructed with National Lotto financing. It has a modern wellness centre, a public 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 southerly end of the community.