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Where is Hickstead?

Hickstead is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, three miles west of the town of Burgess Hill, ten miles south of the major town of Crawley, and 38 miles south of London. Hickstead lies three miles west of the East Sussex border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Hickstead 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 Hickstead is Haywards Heath.

Hickstead on a map

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

Which county is Hickstead in?

Hickstead is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.

Ceremonial CountyWest Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyWest Sussex

Where is Hickstead in West Sussex?

Hickstead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Sussex, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Sussex.

Map showing location of Hickstead within West Sussex
Location of Hickstead within West Sussex

What is the postcode for Hickstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hickstead is RH17 5NT.

Where is Hickstead in RH17?

Hickstead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the RH17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RH17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hickstead within RH17
Location of Hickstead within RH17

What is the post town for Hickstead?

The post town for Hickstead is Haywards Heath. Hickstead is in the RH17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Haywards Heath.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hickstead?

The centre of Hickstead is located at position 50.96805° latitude and -0.19507° longitude.

Latitude50.96805°
Longitude-0.19507°

What is the easting and northing of Hickstead?

The centre of Hickstead is located at the grid reference easting 526834 and northing 120288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting526834
Northing120288

What are the nearest towns to Hickstead?

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

west
3m
Hickstead is 3 miles west of Burgess Hill
south-west
4m
Hickstead is 4 miles south-west of Cuckfield
south-west
5m
Hickstead is 5 miles south-west of Haywards Heath
north-east
8m
Hickstead is 8 miles north-east of Steyning
south-east
9m
Hickstead is 9 miles south-east of Horsham
north
9m
Hickstead is 9 miles north of Southwick
north
10m
Hickstead is 10 miles north of Shoreham-by-Sea
south
10m
Hickstead is 10 miles south of Crawley
north-west
11m
Hickstead is 11 miles north-west of Lewes
west
13m
Hickstead is 13 miles west of Uckfield

What are the nearest cities to Hickstead?

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

north
10m
Hickstead is 10 miles north of Brighton and Hove
east
27m
Hickstead is 27 miles east of Chichester
south
37m
Hickstead is 37 miles south of City of Westminster
south
37m
Hickstead is 37 miles south of London
south
38m
Hickstead is 38 miles south of City of London
east
41m
Hickstead is 41 miles east of Portsmouth
east
49m
Hickstead is 49 miles east of Winchester
east
53m
Hickstead is 53 miles east of Southampton
south
55m
Hickstead is 55 miles south of St Albans
south-west
56m
Hickstead is 56 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea