Hassocks is a huge village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex area of West Sussex, England. Its name is thought to stem from the tufts of grass discovered in the surrounding fields. Situated approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) north of Brighton, with a population of 7,667, the area now occupied by Hassocks was simply a collection of small houses as well as a training house until the 19th century, when work began on the London to Brighton railway. Hassocks till 2000 was just a postal area and also before that the name of the train station. The Parishes were called Clayton and Keymer as well as it is believed that when the railway came in 1841 the Parish Councils were provided the chance of naming the station. However they could not concur and ultimately the supervisors of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway quit waiting as well as called the station Hassocks Gate themselves. Hassocks has a combination of shops. The village also gains from having a well-used neighborhood centre called Adastra Hall which is made use of for a vast array of community as well as personal events. The previous council structures housing the road maintenance department on London Road have been demolished as well as have ended up being a number of homes, whilst the land offered to individuals of Hassocks (by means of East Sussex County Council) by a benefactor, formerly made use of by a kids's charity, was built on in 2014/15 the charity having actually claimed possession.