Haywards Heath is a town in the
Mid Sussex District of
West Sussex, within the
historic county of
Sussex,
England. It lies south of
London, north of
Brighton, south of
Gatwick Airport and east northeast of the county town of
Chichester. Nearby towns include
Burgess Hill to the southwest,
Horsham to the northwest,
Crawley north-northwest and
East Grinstead north-northeast. Being a
commuter town with only a relatively small number of jobs available in the immediate vicinity, mostly in the agricultural or service sector, many of the residents commute daily via road or rail to London, Brighton, Crawley or Gatwick for work.