Hamsey is located in the county of East Sussex, South East England, two miles north of the town of Lewes, eight miles north-east of the major city of Brighton and Hove, and 43 miles south of London. Hamsey lies six miles east of the West Sussex border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Hamsey falls within the district council of Lewes, under the county council of East Sussex. It is in the BN8 postcode district. The post town for Hamsey is Lewes.
Hamsey is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of East Sussex.
Ceremonial County | East Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | East Sussex |
Hamsey is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of East Sussex, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hamsey is BN8 5TD.
Hamsey is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BN8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BN8 postcode district.
The post town for Hamsey is Lewes. Hamsey is in the BN8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lewes.
The centre of Hamsey is located at position 50.8982° latitude and 0.00267° longitude.
Latitude | 50.8982° |
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Longitude | 0.00267° |
The centre of Hamsey is located at the grid reference easting 540929 and northing 112879 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 540929 |
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Northing | 112879 |
Position of Hamsey relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hamsey to the centre of the town.
Position of Hamsey relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hamsey to the centre of the city.