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Where is Handcross?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Handcross in?

Handcross 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 Handcross in West Sussex?

Handcross is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Sussex, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Sussex.

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

What is the postcode for Handcross?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Handcross is RH17 6BN.

Where is Handcross in RH17?

Handcross is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the RH17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RH17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Handcross within RH17
Location of Handcross within RH17

What is the post town for Handcross?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Handcross?

The centre of Handcross is located at position 51.05358° latitude and -0.20041° longitude.

Latitude51.05358°
Longitude-0.20041°

What is the easting and northing of Handcross?

The centre of Handcross is located at the grid reference easting 526227 and northing 129789 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting526227
Northing129789

What are the nearest towns to Handcross?

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

north-west
4m
Handcross is 4 miles north-west of Cuckfield
south
4m
Handcross is 4 miles south of Crawley
east
6m
Handcross is 6 miles east of Horsham
north-west
6m
Handcross is 6 miles north-west of Haywards Heath
north-west
7m
Handcross is 7 miles north-west of Burgess Hill
south
8m
Handcross is 8 miles south of Horley
south-west
10m
Handcross is 10 miles south-west of East Grinstead
north-east
13m
Handcross is 13 miles north-east of Steyning
south
13m
Handcross is 13 miles south of Reigate
south
13m
Handcross is 13 miles south of Redhill

What are the nearest cities to Handcross?

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

north
16m
Handcross is 16 miles north of Brighton and Hove
north-east
29m
Handcross is 29 miles north-east of Chichester
south
31m
Handcross is 31 miles south of City of Westminster
south
32m
Handcross is 32 miles south of London
south
32m
Handcross is 32 miles south of City of London
north-east
43m
Handcross is 43 miles north-east of Portsmouth
east
48m
Handcross is 48 miles east of Winchester
south
49m
Handcross is 49 miles south of St Albans
south-west
52m
Handcross is 52 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
east
54m
Handcross is 54 miles east of Southampton

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