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East Grinstead, West Sussex

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East Grinstead is a large urban area, with its roots in the past. The town was granted a market charter in 1221, and for many centuries was a busy market town, as well as a centre of the iron industry.

The historic core of East Grinstead boasts some lovely old buildings, among them Sackville College, a row of almshouses which date to 1609. They were founded by Richard Sackville, Earl of Dorset, who intended them to serve as a retirement home for his estate workers at Knole and Buckhurst. The College is administered by a warden, and it was in the warden's quarters at Sackville College that the Reverend John Mason Neale composed the popular Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslas.

The parish church of St Swithun is a late Georgian building, constructed to a design by James Wyatt, on the site of an earlier church which burned down in a disastrous fire. Near the south porch are memorials to three Protestants burned at the stake for heresy in 1556.

The East Grinstead Museum tells the story of the town and its history. It is located in an opulent late 18th century mansion. And on the subject of fine houses, just outside East Grinstead is the National Trust property of Standen, a late Victorian mansion in the Arts and Crafts style. Also nearby is Saint Hill Manor, a Georgian manor house once owned by author L Ron Hubbard.
East Grinstead, West Sussex, England

About East Grinstead
Attraction Type: Town
Location: 10 miles north of Haywards Heath, on the A22
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OS TQ 3891 3713


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Sackville College - 0.8 miles (Historic Property)

Saint Hill Manor - 0.9 miles (Historic House)

Standen - 0.9 miles (Historic House)

Priest House - 3.3 miles (Historic Property)

Hammerwood Park - 3.3 miles (Historic House)

Hever Castle - 7.5 miles (Castle)

Borde Hill Garden - 7.8 miles (Garden)

High Beeches Gardens - 8.1 miles (Garden)

Nearest Towns and Villages

West Hoathley - 3.7 miles away

Worth - 5.5 miles away

Edenbridge - 5.9 miles away

Crawley - 7.2 miles away

Lindfield - 7.3 miles away

Chiddingstone - 7.4 miles away

Haywards Heath - 8.5 miles away

Cuckfield - 8.6 miles away

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The Pilstyes Lindfield The Pilstyes - 7.5 miles from East Grinstead
Lindfield, West Sussex
Sleeps: 4
Stay from: £600
Cottesmore Lodges, Musselborough Pease Pottage Cottesmore Lodges, Musselborough - 9.2 miles from East Grinstead
Pease Pottage, West Sussex
Sleeps: 4
Stay from: £450
Cottesmore Lodges, Troon Pease Pottage Cottesmore Lodges, Troon - 9.2 miles from East Grinstead
Pease Pottage, West Sussex
Sleeps: 4
Stay from: £450

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Cranston House East Grinstead Cranston House - 1 miles from East Grinstead
East Grinstead, West Sussex
Stay from: £51.00
Felbridge Hotel and Spa East Grinstead Felbridge Hotel and Spa - 2 miles from East Grinstead
East Grinstead, West Sussex
Stay from: £79.00
Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa Turners Hill Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa - 2.3 miles from East Grinstead
Turners Hill, West Sussex
Stay from: £99.00

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The Gatwick Grove Guest House Gatwick The Gatwick Grove Guest House - 4.1 miles from East Grinstead
Gatwick, West Sussex
From: £38.00
Becketts Bed and Breakfast Edenbridge Becketts Bed and Breakfast - 5.7 miles from East Grinstead
Edenbridge, Kent
From: £120.00
The Gable Guest House London The Gable Guest House - 7.6 miles from East Grinstead
London, Greater London
From: £74.00

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Edenbridge
Visitor Information Point
Doggetts Barn
72A High Street
Edenbridge
Kent
England
TN8 5AR
Tel: 01732 865368
Fax: 01732 866749
Email: info@edenvalleykent.org
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