Hassocks
Hassocks is a large town and also civil parish in the Mid Sussex area of West Sussex, England. Its name is thought to originate from the tufts of lawn discovered in the bordering fields. Situated around 7 miles (11 km) north of Brighton, with a population of 7,667, the location currently inhabited by Hassocks was simply a collection of cottages and also a training house up until the 19th century, when work began on the London to Brighton train. Hassocks till 2000 was just a postal area and also prior to that the name of the train station. The Parishes were named Clayton as well as Keymer as well as it is believed that when the train can be found in 1841 the Parish Councils were offered the chance of naming the terminal. Nonetheless they can not agree and also at some point the supervisors of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway quit waiting and named the station Hassocks Gate themselves. Hassocks has a mixture of stores. The village additionally benefits from having a well-used area centre called Adastra Hall which is made use of for a wide range of area and private events. The previous council buildings housing the roadway upkeep division on London Road have actually been knocked down and have actually become a variety of residences, whilst the land offered to the people of Hassocks (through East Sussex County Council) by a benefactor, formerly made use of by a youngsters's charity, was built upon in 2014/15 the charity having actually declared ownership.
