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HASSOCKS-GATE, a railway station, with telegraph, in Sussex; on the London and Brighton railway, under the South Downs, 1 mile NNE of Clayton tunnel, and 7 N of Brighton. An inu is near it; and it serves for Hurstperpoint, and for exploration of the rich scenery of the Downs; and is 3 miles NW of Ditchling Beacon, the highest point of the South Downs range. The word ' ' Hassock, '' in the local dialect, signifies a grove or a thick coppice.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a railway station, with telegraph" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Hassocks |
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