Handcross is a village

Village

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 in the Mid Sussex

Mid Sussex

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 District of West Sussex

West Sussex

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, England

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. It lies on the A23 road

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 4.2 miles (6.8 km) south of Crawley

Crawley

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Nymans Garden, 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of parklands run by the National Trust, is near to Handcross, as are 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) of woodland and water gardens at High Beeches Garden.

Handcross has two public houses, The Red Lion (High Street) which was refurbished in 2010 in contemporary style, and The Royal Oak (Horsham Road), which is a more traditional "English" pub, offering home cooked food and cask ales.