Hassocks is a large village and also civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Its name is thought to originate from the tufts of yard found in the surrounding areas. Situated approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) north of Brighton, with a population of 7,667, the area currently occupied by Hassocks was just a collection of small houses as well as a mentoring home until the 19th century, when job began on the London to Brighton train. Hassocks up until 2000 was just a postal area and before that the name of the train station. The Parishes were named Clayton as well as Keymer and it is thought that when the train was available in 1841 the Parish Councils were provided the possibility of naming the station. However they might not concur as well as ultimately the directors of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway quit waiting and called the station Hassocks Gate themselves. Hassocks has a mix of stores. The village also benefits from having a well-used neighborhood centre called Adastra Hall which is used for a vast array of community and also exclusive occasions. The previous council buildings real estate the roadway maintenance department on London Road have actually been demolished and have come to be a number of houses, whilst the land offered to individuals of Hassocks (through East Sussex County Council) by a benefactor, previously used by a children's charity, was built on in 2014/15 the charity having actually claimed possession.