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Where is Hamsey?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Hamsey as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Hamsey
Map showing location of Hamsey within the UK
Location of Hamsey within the UK

Which county is Hamsey in?

Hamsey is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of East Sussex.

Ceremonial CountyEast Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyEast Sussex

Where is Hamsey in East Sussex?

Hamsey is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of East Sussex, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Sussex.

Map showing location of Hamsey within East Sussex
Location of Hamsey within East Sussex

What is the postcode for Hamsey?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hamsey is BN8 5TD.

Where is Hamsey in BN8?

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.

Map showing location of Hamsey within BN8
Location of Hamsey within BN8

What is the post town for Hamsey?

The post town for Hamsey is Lewes. Hamsey is in the BN8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lewes.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hamsey?

The centre of Hamsey is located at position 50.8982° latitude and 0.00267° longitude.

Latitude50.8982°
Longitude0.00267°

What is the easting and northing of Hamsey?

The centre of Hamsey is located at the grid reference easting 540929 and northing 112879 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting540929
Northing112879

What are the nearest towns to Hamsey?

Position of Hamsey relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hamsey to the centre of the town.

north
2m
Hamsey is 2 miles north of Lewes
south-west
6m
Hamsey is 6 miles south-west of Uckfield
north
7m
Hamsey is 7 miles north of Peacehaven
south-east
7m
Hamsey is 7 miles south-east of Burgess Hill
north
7m
Hamsey is 7 miles north of Newhaven
south-east
8m
Hamsey is 8 miles south-east of Haywards Heath
north-west
10m
Hamsey is 10 miles north-west of Seaford
south-east
10m
Hamsey is 10 miles south-east of Cuckfield
west
11m
Hamsey is 11 miles west of Hailsham
north-east
11m
Hamsey is 11 miles north-east of Southwick

What are the nearest cities to Hamsey?

Position of Hamsey relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hamsey to the centre of the city.

north-east
8m
Hamsey is 8 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
east
34m
Hamsey is 34 miles east of Chichester
south
42m
Hamsey is 42 miles south of City of Westminster
south
42m
Hamsey is 42 miles south of London
south
43m
Hamsey is 43 miles south of City of London
east
48m
Hamsey is 48 miles east of Portsmouth
south-west
54m
Hamsey is 54 miles south-west of Canterbury
south-west
54m
Hamsey is 54 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
east
58m
Hamsey is 58 miles east of Winchester
south
61m
Hamsey is 61 miles south of St Albans