Hamsey

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Hamsey
Hamsey (East Sussex)
Hamsey

Hamsey shown within East Sussex
Area[1] 4.4 sq mi (11.44 km²)
Population 574 (2007)[1]
 - Density 129.9/sq mi (50.2/km²)
OS grid reference TQ409128
 - London 42 miles (68 km) N
District Lewes
Shire county East Sussex
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LEWES
Postcode district BN8 5
Dialling code 01273
Police Sussex
Fire East Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
Website: http://www.hamsey.net/
List of places: UKEnglandEast Sussex

Coordinates: 50°54′N 0°00′E / 50.9, 0

Hamsey is a civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is located three miles (5km) north of Lewes. The original village, now abandoned apart from the church and a few cottages, lay on an island in the River Ouse; the villages of Offham and Cooksbridge are now the main centres of population in the parish.

Cooksbridge railway station serves the parish.

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