Hamsey
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Hamsey | |
Hamsey shown within East Sussex |
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Area[1] | 4.4 sq mi (11.44 km²) |
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Population | 574 (2007)[1] |
- Density | 129.9/sq mi (50.2/km²) |
OS grid reference | |
- 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: UK • England • East Sussex |
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.