burgess hill is a town in west sussex, england, uk. it is not far from the border with east sussex. it is 38 miles (62 km) south of london, 10 miles (16 km) north of brighton and hove, and 29 miles (47 km) east-northeast of the county town of chichester. it had a population of 28,803 at the time of the 2001 census. other nearby towns include haywards heath to the north and lewes, the county town of east sussex, to the east.