 East Grinstead
All about East Grinstead, Forest Row, Ashurst wood and surrounding area.
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. The large civil parish covers an area of 2443.45ha and had a population of 23,942 persons (2001 census).
It is located on the Greenwich Meridian. The Weald and Ashdown Forest lie to the south of the town.
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Dr Sir Archibald McIndoe
CBE FRCS (May 4, 1900 - April 11, 1960) was a plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during World War II. More >>
Sidney Godley
Sidney Godley was the first Private to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War. More >>
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Charles Payne Crawfurd
Charles Payne Crawfurd was born at Saint Hill on 14th March 1826. Charles was the son of Robert Payne Crawfurd (1801-1883). More >>
The bombing of East Grinstead on 9th July, 1943
On 9th July 1943, ten German aircraft crossed the Sussex coast at Hastings and headed for London. At 5.05 pm the air raid sirens sounded in East Grinstead. At the time 184 people were watching a film featuring Hopalong Cassidy in the Whitehall Cinema. More >>
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