Handcross is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, four miles north-west of the town of Cuckfield, four miles south of the major town of Crawley, and 32 miles south of London. Handcross lies six miles south-east of the Surrey border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Handcross falls within the district council of Mid Sussex, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the RH17 postcode district. The post town for Handcross is Haywards Heath.
Handcross is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Ceremonial County | West Sussex |
---|---|
Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | West Sussex |
Handcross is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Sussex, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Handcross is RH17 6BN.
Handcross is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the RH17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RH17 postcode district.
The post town for Handcross is Haywards Heath. Handcross is in the RH17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Haywards Heath.
The centre of Handcross is located at position 51.05358° latitude and -0.20041° longitude.
Latitude | 51.05358° |
---|---|
Longitude | -0.20041° |
The centre of Handcross is located at the grid reference easting 526227 and northing 129789 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 526227 |
---|---|
Northing | 129789 |
Position of Handcross relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Handcross to the centre of the town.
Position of Handcross relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Handcross to the centre of the city.