Hassocks is a huge town and civil parish in the Mid Sussex area of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to stem from the tufts of lawn found in the surrounding areas. Located roughly 7 miles (11 km) north of Brighton, with a population of 7,667, the location now occupied by Hassocks was just a collection of cottages as well as a coaching house till the 19th century, when work began on the London to Brighton railway. Hassocks up until 2000 was just a postal district 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 was available in 1841 the Parish Councils were offered the opportunity of naming the terminal. However they can not agree and at some point the supervisors of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway quit waiting and named the station Hassocks Gate themselves. Hassocks has a combination of shops. The town additionally takes advantage of 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 real estate the road maintenance department on London Road have been demolished and also have actually ended up being a variety of homes, whilst the land provided to the people of Hassocks (using East Sussex County Council) by a benefactor, formerly used by a youngsters's charity, was built upon in 2014/15 the charity having claimed possession.