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Groombridge in Sussex and Kent (681 words) |
 | Groombridge Village Hall was completely refurbished and extended in 2000; it has high quality halls and rooms suitable for functions and activities from wedding receptions for 200 to intimate meetings of half a dozen. |
 | The connection with Groombridge may seem tenuous but it has proved to be a popular destination for quite a few Groombridge families over the years. |
 | Groombridge is justifiably famous for Harrison's Rocks, the sandstone outcrop to the south of the village. |
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The Weald - Town history, bibliography and topography (294 words) |
 | Groombridge is a village rather below the heights of Rusthall Common, its irregular but most picturesque red brick cottages standing amidst trees and overhanging ivy on the green slopes, from which to the left you can see the ancient church which tells its own tale of bygone days. |
 | Groombridge is a village and parish in the East Grinstead division of Sussex, in the hundred of Hartfield, rape of Pevensey, rural deanery of East Grinstead, archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester. |
 | The population of Groombridge in 1891 was 695; in 1901 was 776; in 1911 was 792; in 1921 was 718; and in 1931 was 747. |