Handcross
Built-up area in Mid Sussex, West Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.055, -0.201 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 26 29 |
| Population: | 1,027 |
| Dialling code: | 01293 (Crawley) |
Handcross is a small village in the district of Mid Sussex, West Sussex, England, sitting on the old coaching route that is now the A23 between Crawley and Haywards Heath. It occupies a fringe of rolling, wooded countryside that blends into the High Weald landscape, and is overlooked by distinctive slopes such as Handcross Hill; the village grew up around the main road and a pond that still gives it a compact, village-green feel. Nearby country houses and gardens, most notably Nymans, add a strong sense of local heritage and attract visitors to the area.
Today Handcross combines a rural character with the realities of commuter living, with many residents travelling to Gatwick or London and local services serving a modest population. There’s a mix of community amenities - pubs, a primary school, a village hall and sports clubs - and a village social life that revolves around local events and groups; the setting means the economy still leans on small-scale retail, services and tourism linked to nearby historic gardens and the surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Handcross
Most populated places nearby
- Brighton and Hove 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Sutton 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Crawley 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Croydon 21.7 miles35 km
- Woking 24 miles38.7 km
- Worthing 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Guildford 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Littlehampton 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Esher 23 miles37 km
- Reigate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Redhill 12.2 miles19.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Slaugham Parish 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Handcross & Pease Pottage Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Staplefield Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Pease Pottage Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Colgate Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Warninglid Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Broadfield Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Lower Beeding Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Balcombe Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Tilgate Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Bewbush & North Broadfield Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Handcross
RH17 6BH, RH17 6AY, RH17 6BW, RH17 6BS, RH17 6BQ, RH17 6HE, RH17 6HG, RH17 6EA, RH17 6FQ … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 7 miles11.3 km
- London Heathrow Airport 30.8 miles49.5 km
- Balcombe Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Faygate Railway Station 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Milthorpe Road 4.7 miles7.5 km
Hotels near Handcross Ad
- Cottesmore Hotel Golf & Country Club 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Roffey Park Institute 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Ockenden Manor Hotel & Spa 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- South Lodge 5 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Leonardslee House 3.7 miles6 km
- Holiday Inn London Gatwick - Worth 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Gravetye Manor 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Sandman Signature London Gatwick Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Ibis Styles London Gatwick Airport 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Crowne Plaza London - Gatwick Airport 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
Schools in Handcross
- Brighton College Prep Handcross Independent - all ages
- Handcross Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Saint Leonards Forest Forest 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Broadfield Stadium Stadium 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Wakehurst Place Estate 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Wakehurst Place Garden Gardens 5 miles8 km
- Plumpton Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Holmwood Common Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Lingfield Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Woolton Farm Estate Estate 11.8 miles19 km
- Kingley Vale Forest 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Reigate Castle Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Reigate College College 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Withdean Stadium Stadium 14.2 miles22.8 km