East Grinstead
East Grinstead shown within West Sussex
Population	29,000
OS grid reference	TQ395385
Parish	East Grinstead
District	Mid Sussex
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EAST GRINSTEAD
Postcode district	RH19
Dialling code	01342
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Mid Sussex
List of places: UK • England • West Sussex

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East Grinstead (archaically spelt Grimstead^[1]) is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. In fact until 1974 East Grinstead was in the county of East Sussex but was moved, along with Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill during a boundary re-organisation. The large civil parish covers an area of 2443.45ha and had a population of 23,942 persons (2001 census). A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Mid Sussex is a local government district in South East England - part of the county of West Sussex. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... This article is about the English county. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ...

It is located on the Greenwich Meridian. The Weald and Ashdown Forest lie to the south of the town. The Prime Meridian, Greenwich The Prime Meridian is the meridian (line of longitude) passing through the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Greenwich, England; it is the meridian at which longitude is 0 degrees. ... A weald once meant a dense forest, especially the famous great wood once stretching far beyond the ancient counties of Sussex and Kent, England, where this country of smaller woods is still called the Weald. ... A gate into Ashdown Forest at sunset Ashdown - a dark and mysterious forest Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex, in South East England is a large open area of heathland together with pine, birch and oak woodland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ...

Places of Interest

East Grinstead High Street

The High Street contains the longest continuous run of 14th-century timber-framed buildings in England. Other notable buildings in the town include Sackville College, the sandstone almshouse built in 1609 where the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas" was written by John Mason Neale. On the A264 to Tunbridge Wells, there is a historic house called Hammerwood Park. On the outskirts of the town is Standen, a country house containing one of the best collections of arts and crafts movement furnishings and fabrics. East Grinstead House is the headquarters of the (UK and Ireland) Caravan Club. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Sackville College from the High street Sackville College is a Jacobean almshouse in town of East Grinstead, England. ... This article is about the geological formation. ... The Almshouse at Sherborne, Dorset The Almshouse at Woburn, Bedfordshire West Hackney Almshouses in Stoke Newington, London. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... For the short novel by Charles Dickens, see A Christmas Carol. ... Good King Wenceslas is a popular Christmas carol about a king who goes out to give alms to a poor peasant on St. ... John Mason Neale (January 24, 1818 - August 6, 1866), English divine and scholar, was born in London, and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. ... Tunbridge Wells (officially Royal Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ... Hammerwood Park is a country house in East Sussex, England near the town of East Grinstead. ... Standen is a house in West Sussex, near East Grinstead. ... A country house is a large dwelling, such as a mansion, located on a country estate. ... Artichoke wallpaper, by John Henry Dearle for William Morris & Co. ... The Caravan Club is the main body representing caravanners in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ...

Local attractions include Ashdown Forest (where the Winnie-the-Pooh stories are set) and the Bluebell Railway, a preserved heritage line with steam locomotives. The town is also the site of Queen Victoria Hospital, where famed plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe treated burns victims of World War II and formed the Guinea Pig Club. A gate into Ashdown Forest at sunset Ashdown - a dark and mysterious forest Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex, in South East England is a large open area of heathland together with pine, birch and oak woodland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ... Winnie the Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ... 1638 U class at Sheffield Park station The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex, England. ... The Queen Victoria Hospital, located in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England has become world famous for its pioneering burns and plastic surgery unit. ... Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. ... Sir Archibald McIndoe (May 4, 1900 - April 11, 1960) was a plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during World War II who greatly improved the treatment and rehabilitation of badly burned aircrew. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Guinea Pig Club was formed of patients of Archibald McIndoe at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, Sussex who underwent reconstructive plastic surgery during the World War II generally after receiving burn injuries in aircraft. ...

During the Second World War, the town was a secondary target for German bombers who failed to make their primary target in London. During the evening of July 9, 1943, a Luftwaffe bomber became separated from his squadron, and made an attack on the town. One of his bombs fell on the Whitehall Cinema in the High Street. 108 people were killed, including many children who were watching the matinee. This was the largest loss of life of any single air raid in Sussex. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ... This article refers to the historic county in England. ...

In 2006, the East Grinstead Town Museum was moved to new custom built premises located in the historic centre of the town, and successfully re-opened to the public. Chequer Mead Arts Centre includes a modern 349-seat purpose-built theatre, which stages professional and amateur plays and music (local rock groups to chamber music orchestras), opera, ballet, folk music, tribute bands, and talks. The centre has a large art gallery for temporary exhibitions. Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... Folk song redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. ...

Religious Institutions

A number of important religious sites are located in East Grinstead.

• To the north of the town is the Mormon London England Temple.
• Opus Dei and the Rosicrucians both own property in the town.
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

The strange co-incidence of such a number of religious organisations being headquartered in the town prompted a documentary in 1994, Why East Grinstead?, which was produced for Channel 4 by Zed Productions and directed by Ian Sellar. The documentary didn't come to any definite conclusions: the explanations ranging from the fact that East Grinstead sat on the convergence of ley lines to the more prosaic idea that the various religious inquirers had settled there because they liked the views. For other uses, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (disambiguation). ... The London England Temple (formerly the London Temple) is the 12th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... For other uses, see Opus Dei (disambiguation). ... The Temple of the Rosy Cross, Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens, 1618 The Rosicrucians are a legendary and secretive order dating from the 15th or 17th century, generally associated with the symbol of the Rose Cross, which is also used in certain rituals of the Freemasons. ... Kingdom Hall is the name of meeting places for Jehovahs Witnesses. ... This article is about the British television station. ...

One of the most impressive buildings in the town is St. Swithun's Church which has been on its present site since the 11th century. Near the entrance to the church, three stones mark the supposed ashes of Anne Tree, Thomas Dunngate and John Forman who were burned as martyrs on the 18th of July 1556 because they would not renounce the Protestant faith. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... For other uses, see Martyr (disambiguation). ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

There are also three other Anglican churches (St. Barnabas, St. Luke and St. Mary); West Street Baptist Chapel; Our Lady and St. Peter Roman Catholic Church; Trinity Methodist Church; New Life Church (a New Frontiers evangelical charismatic church) and a United Reformed Church in the town. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Barnabas was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament. ... Luke the Evangelist (Greek Λουκας Loukas) is said by tradition to be the author of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, the third and fifth books of the New Testament. ... Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is... According to tradition, Peter was crucified upside-down, as shown in this painting by Caravaggio. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... New Life is the second UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on June 13, 1981. ... Newfrontiers describes itself as is an international family of chruches together on a mission. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Evangelicalism is a theological perspective in Protestant Christianity which identifies with the gospel. ... Logo of The United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Christian denomination (church) in the United Kingdom. ...

Redevelopment

The longest row of 14th century timber framed buildings in England located on East Grinstead High Street.

The East Grinstead Town Centre Master Plan was adopted on 10 July 2006 as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).^[2] The scheme arranges regeneration of the town centre in association with Thornfield Properties PLC. As of September 2007 Thornfield Properties has submitted plans to the council for the start of an ambitious development of the Queens Walk and West Street area. It is expected that other redevelopment companies will fulfil targets outlined in the SPD over the next 20 years. Landowners and developers are being encouraged to put forward plans achieve the vision set out in the SDP. The Master Plan is part of a larger scheme which will also see the redevelopment of the Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill town centres.^[3] This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...

A legacy of 1970s buildings followed by decades of low investment and short term planning have left the town with outdated retail spaces. The plan envisions a complete reconstruction of large parts of the town centre with a new town square as its focal point, a mix of commercial retail space, increased active shop frontage, and over 600 residential properties. The clear priority as stated by Mid Sussex District Council is the regeneration of the town centre, Queensway car park, Queens Walk and West Street.

The problems the town faces have directly affected the volume of trade and the town's economic well-being. Residents do most of their non food shopping out of town, which has resulted in retailers in the town centre closing down and commercial premises being left vacant as they cannot compete with the more attractive shopping centre in Crawley with its better transport infrastructure and larger shop areas.^[4] No public money is being spent, with the SPD being a guide for private developers and landowners to pursue the ideas. The SPD helps this in that it in essence shows locations in town that have been given an arbitrary planning permission for projects as long as they fulfil the guidelines set out in the SPD.

A new bypass is planned to ease congestion. A projected increase in population from new housing developments and an increase in tourism from the proposed linking of the town with the heritage Bluebell Railway will service the plans to regenerate the town centre. These plans have been welcomed by many although various public consultations made it clear that any development must retain the town's character. The railway station will also be redeveloped as its simple concrete construction is seen as unattractive and a bad gateway into the town, along with the dilapidated state of the Railway Approach road that leads into town. The current station was built to replace a grand wooden Victorian era railway station that was sold and moved to the USA. Public transport has also come under criticism for being badly linked and of poor quality, resulting in many residents using private cars to move around, further increasing congestion, with limited public car parking space in town. 1638 U class at Sheffield Park station The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex, England. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Victorian can refer to: people from or attributes of places called Victoria (disambiguation page), including Victoria, Australia, people who lived during the British Victorian era of the 19th century, and aspects of the Victorian era, for example: Victorian architecture Victorian fashion Victorian morality Victorian literature This is a disambiguation page...

Other parts of the plan require new car parks, a larger supermarket and a new public library among other improvements to the town.^{[citation needed]} Librarians and patrons in a typical larger urban public library. ...

Crime

Crime rates in East Grinstead are lower than the national average.^[5]

Transport

A map of East Grinstead from 1946

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Rail

East Grinstead has been a railway terminus since the 1960s, after the lines to Lewes, Three Bridges, and Royal Tunbridge Wells were closed under the Beeching Axe, a reorganisation of British Railways based on a report by Richard Beeching. In the late 1970s the town's inner relief road was built on the line of one of the closed railways and named "Beeching Way". It is rumoured that this road, which runs through a cutting, was intended to be called "Beeching Cut", but that the name was altered at the last minute in the interests of formality.^{[citation needed]} East Grinstead railway station serves East Grinstead in West Sussex, in England. ... Lewes railway station serves the town of Lewes in East Sussex. ... Rail bridge at Three Bridges Station Three Bridges railway station serves Three Bridges, in Crawley, West Sussex. ... Tunbridge Wells railway station serves Tunbridge Wells in Kent, in England. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Richard Beeching Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985), commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British Railways and a physicist and engineer. ...

Bluebell Railway connection

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A part of the Lewes line may be reinstated by the Bluebell Railway,^[6]a nearby preserved standard gauge railway. Work has now actively started on the final push to the north towards East Grinstead where the line will once again join to the national railway network. A new railway station is to be built just south of the main-line station. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links Applications-development. ... This is about Lewes in England. ... 1638 U class at Sheffield Park station The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex, England. ...

Road

The town is within commuting distance of London by road; the A22 and A264 roads pass through it. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The A22 is a major road in England. ... The A264 is an east-west road in southern England that runs from Pembury in West Kent to Five Oaks in West Sussex. ...

Twin towns

The town is twinned with the towns of: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Bourg-de-Péage, France
• Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain
• Mindelheim, Germany
• Schwaz, Austria
• Verbania, Italy

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Famous Residents Past and Present

Houses and shops in East Grinstead

• Johnny Waldron
• Louise Redknapp
• Right Said Fred
• Ted Hutt
• Jane Leeves
• Andrew Sullivan
• Neil Gaiman
• Dr. Richard Beeching
• Rev. Dr. John Mason Neale
• Sir Archibald McIndoe
• Sir Patrick Moore (lived at Glencathara, Worsted Lane, 1929-1965)
• Tom Morton-Smith

ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 98 KB) Original caption: The old houses and shops at East Grinstead The top end of East Grinstead has not changed much for 100s of years. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 98 KB) Original caption: The old houses and shops at East Grinstead The top end of East Grinstead has not changed much for 100s of years. ... Johnny Waldron, born in East Grinstead, Sussex on 12th January 1951, also known as Big Bad Johnny Waldron was a Light Heavyweight professional boxer based in Great Britain and Germany during the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (née Nurding) (born November 4, 1974) is an English singer and television presenter, usually referred to by her first name alone. ... Right Said Fred is the name of a British pop band, which was founded in 1989 by brothers Richard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass from East Grinstead. ... Ted Hutt is a music producer and musician. ... Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is an English actress best known for her work as Daphne Moon on Frasier. ... Andrew Michael Sullivan (born August 10, 1963) is English, a self-described libertarian conservative author and political commentator, known for his often personal style of political analysis. ... Neil Richard Gaiman (IPA: ) (born November 10, 1960[2]) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... Richard Beeching Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985), commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British Railways and a physicist and engineer. ... John Mason Neale (January 24, 1818 - August 6, 1866), English divine and scholar, was born in London, and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. ... Sir Archibald McIndoe (May 4, 1900 - April 11, 1960) was a plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during World War II who greatly improved the treatment and rehabilitation of badly burned aircrew. ... For other persons named Patrick Moore, see Patrick Moore (disambiguation). ...

East Grinstead in Literature

East Grinstead is the destination of the adulterous lovers Norman and Annie in Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy of plays entitled The Norman Conquests. It was chosen because Norman, after some effort, couldn't get in at Hastings. In the 1978 BBC-TV version of the trilogy, Norman and Annie were portrayed by Tom Conti and Penelope Wilton. Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE (born April 12, 1939) is a popular and prolific English playwright. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Tom Conti (born November 22, 1941) is a Scottish actor. ... Penelope Wilton OBE (born 3 June 1946) is an English actress who is well known for appearing in the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles and in Cry Freedom. ...

East Grinstead also features in Christopher Fowler's novel, Psychoville (1996), in which the town features as harbouring the fictional Invicta Cross, as well as the eventual New Invicta. The town of New Invicta was later used by Jo Amey in Heist as a safehouse Christopher Fowler (born 1953) is an British horror writer. ...

East Grinstead is mentioned in the lyrics to British musician Robyn Hitchcock's song, Listening To The Higsons. ("The Higsons come from Norwich, but I prefer East Grinstead.") Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is a singer-songwriter, psych folk artist, and occasional actor. ...

East Grinstead is the home of Harry Witherspoon, one of the lead characters in a musical comedy by Flaherty and Ahrens called "Lucky Stiff".

Sports and Social Clubs

East Grinstead is well served by local sports clubs and has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V. The clubs include the: There are 471 King George V Playing Fields[4] in the United Kingdom, all part of an enormous memorial to King George V, each of which is an individual registered charity[5]. This is the page for Sussex. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...

• East Grinstead Lacrosse Club formed in 2004
• East Grinstead Rugby Football Club
• East Grinstead Ex-servicemen and Women's Club. (C&IU)Affiliate.
• East Grinstead Athletics Club
• East Grinstead Town Football Club formed on May 8, 1890
• East Grinstead Hockey Club who now compete in the English Hockey National League Premier Division.
• Dunnings Mill Squash and Health Club
• Felbridge Lawn Tennis Club located just outside East Grinstead
• 1343 (East Grinstead) Sqn Air Cadets. Often seen parading in town on Remembrance Sunday, Mayday and other Events.

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References

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External links

• East Grinstead Town Council
• East Grinstead Community Website
• East Grinstead Tourism and History Guide
• East Grinstead Museum
• St. Swithuns Church Website
• Trinity Methodist Church
• Meridian FM, the local Community Radio Station