Hassocks
Hassocks is a large town and civil parish in the Mid Sussex area of West Sussex, England. Its name is thought to originate from the tufts of grass discovered in the bordering areas. Situated around 7 miles (11 km) north of Brighton, with a population of 7,667, the location currently inhabited by Hassocks was just a collection of small houses as well as a mentoring home till the 19th century, when job began on the London to Brighton railway. Hassocks until 2000 was simply a postal district as well as prior to that the name of the railway station. The Parishes were called Clayton and also Keymer as well as it is thought that when the railway can be found in 1841 the Parish Councils were provided the possibility of naming the station. However they can not concur as well as ultimately the supervisors of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway gave up waiting and also named the station Hassocks Gate themselves. Hassocks has a blend of shops. The village also gains from having a well-used neighborhood centre called Adastra Hall which is used for a wide range of neighborhood and also private events. The previous council buildings housing the roadway upkeep division on London Road have actually been knocked down and have come to be a number of houses, whilst the land offered to the people of Hassocks (through East Sussex County Council) by a benefactor, formerly used by a youngsters's charity, was built on in 2014/15 the charity having declared ownership.
