Hassocks
Hassocks is a big town and civil parish in the Mid Sussex area of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to stem from the tufts of yard located in the bordering fields. Located approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) north of Brighton, with a population of 7,667, the location now inhabited by Hassocks was just a collection of small houses and also a training house up until the 19th century, when work began on the London to Brighton railway. Hassocks until 2000 was simply a postal district and prior to that the name of the train station. The Parishes were called Clayton as well as Keymer and it is believed that when the railway can be found in 1841 the Parish Councils were offered the possibility of calling the station. Nevertheless they might not agree and eventually the supervisors of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway surrendered waiting as well as named the station Hassocks Gate themselves. Hassocks has a mix of stores. The town additionally gains from having a well-used area centre called Adastra Hall which is used for a variety of area as well as personal events. The former council buildings housing the road maintenance division on London Road have actually been knocked down and also have actually ended up being a variety of homes, whilst the land provided to the people of Hassocks (through East Sussex County Council) by a benefactor, formerly made use of by a children's charity, was built upon in 2014/15 the charity having claimed possession.
