Keymer 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

England

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. It lies on the B2116 road 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south of Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill

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Keymer was an ancient parish that like its near neighbour Clayton

Clayton, West Sussex

Clayton is a small village at the foot of the South Downs in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the north and Lewes, the county town of East...

 was merged into the modern day parish of Hassocks

Hassocks

Hassocks is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields....

. Both Keymer and Clayton's records go back as far as the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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. Keymer is situated just to the east of Hassocks and is only a matter of a few hundred yards from the boundary with East Sussex

East Sussex

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. It has a fine parish church, St Cosmas and St Damian Church

St Cosmas and St Damian Church, Keymer

St Cosmas and St Damian Church is an Anglican church in the village of Keymer, in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Rebuilt in 1866 in a style similar to the Saxon building it replaced, it is the parish church of Keymer and now lies within a combined parish serving three villages in...

. The oldest part of Keymer can be found in the area of this church and the Greyhound public house

Public house

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. Several buildings in this area are listed as being of special architectural or historic interest and the oldest dates from the 15th century. To the north-east of Keymer can be found Oldland Mill dating from the 17th century. It is one of the few remaining post mill

Post mill

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s still standing in the South East

South East England

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. The new burial ground that is now run by Hassocks Parish Council can be found located to the east of the Greyhound pub.

Keymer Junction

Keymer Junction, opened 2nd October 1847, is an important railway junction where the East Coastway Line

East Coastway Line

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 to Lewes

Lewes railway station

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 leaves the Brighton main line

Brighton Main Line

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