Hassocks is a big town and also civil parish in the Mid Sussex area of West Sussex, England. Its name is thought to derive from the tufts of grass discovered in the surrounding fields. Situated about 7 miles (11 kilometres) north of Brighton, with a population of 7,667, the area now inhabited by Hassocks was simply a collection of cottages and a coaching residence till the 19th century, when job began on the London to Brighton railway. Hassocks until 2000 was just a postal area as well as before that the name of the train station. The Parishes were named Clayton and Keymer and also it is believed that when the railway was available in 1841 the Parish Councils were provided the chance of calling the terminal. Nevertheless they could not agree and also ultimately the supervisors of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway surrendered waiting and also called the station Hassocks Gate themselves. Hassocks has a blend of stores. The town also gains from having a well-used community centre called Adastra Hall which is used for a wide range of community and personal events. The previous council structures housing the road upkeep division on London Road have actually been destroyed and have actually become a variety of homes, whilst the land given to individuals of Hassocks (by means of East Sussex County Council) by a benefactor, formerly made use of by a youngsters's charity, was built on in 2014/15 the charity having claimed possession.