Saint Hill, near East Grinstead, Sussex, was for many years the head office of the Church of Scientology and remains the head office for the United Kingdom. East Grinstead is an historic town in north-east West Sussex in the UK near the East Sussex, Surrey and Kent borders, and only a few miles from Ashdown Forest. ... Sussex as a traditional county. ... Official Scientology Cross Symbol The Church of Scientology was founded by author L. Ron Hubbard as an organization dedicated to the practice of Scientology, an applied religious philosophy formulated by Hubbard. ...

It is situated on 59 acres (239,000 m²) of landscaped gardens.

Saint Hill Manor was built by Gibbs Crawford in 1792. Other owners include Edgar March Crookshank and Mrs. Drexrel Biddle, who commissioned the famous Monkey Mural which was painted by John Spencer-Churchill, nephew of Winston Churchill. 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... John George Spencer-Churchill is the full name of: John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (born April 13, 1926); John Spencer-Churchill (31 May 1909 - 1992), son of John Strange Spencer-Churchill and nephew of Winston Churchill. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, bought the mansion from the Maharajah of Jaipur in 1959 and lived there until 1966. Much of early Scientology was developed at Saint Hill, including a course known to scientologists as the Saint Hill Special Breifing course. Hubbard also constructed Saint Hill Castle on the grounds outside the Manor. L. Ron Hubbard, circa 1970 Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was a prolific and controversial American author and the founder of Dianetics and Scientology. ... A Scientology Center on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California Scientology is a system of beliefs, teachings and rituals, originally established as an alternative psychotherapy in 1952 by science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, then recharacterized by him in 1953 as an applied religious philosophy. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

External links

• Advanced Organization & Saint Hill United Kingdom (official home page)
• Saint Hill Manor (AboutBritain.com)
• Saint Hill (Jon Atack, A Piece Of Blue Sky, chapter 2)
• Saint Hill photographs (Simon Cozens)