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  Crowborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crowborough is the largest inland town in East Sussex, United Kingdom.
Crowborough shares the headquarters of Wealden District Council with nearby Hailsham.
The relative height of the highest point of the town is 159 m, meaning Crowborough qualifies as one of England's Marilyns.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crowborough   (457 words)

  
 Crowborough at AllExperts
Crowborough's early industry was iron smelting and it was suggested in the Story of Crowborough published by the Courier in 1933 that Crowborough derived its name from the Irish for Iron or Croe.
Crowborough was generally thought to be an uncivilised place until Henry Fermor bequeathed money for a Church and Charity School in his will in 1734 for the benefit of the 'very ignorant and heathenish people' that lived there.
The relative height of the highest point of the town is 159 m, meaning Crowborough qualifies as one of England's Marilyns.
en.allexperts.com /e/c/cr/crowborough.htm   (496 words)

  
 Yew House Local Info
Crowborough is a town on the Forest Ridge, and was formed into an ecclesiastical parish on 19th September 1880 and into a civil parish on 1st April 1905 from the parish of Rotherfield.
The population of Crowborough in 1881 was 1,700; in 1891 was 2,068; in 1901 was 3,081; in 1911 was 5,148; in 1921 was 5,846; and in 1931 was 6,095.
The population of Withyham St Johns (also known as Crowborough Town) in 1891 was 716; in 1901 was 743; in 1911 was 952; in 1921 was 926; and in 1931 was 1,089.
www.yewhouse.com /html/local_info.html   (235 words)

  
 crowborough.info - About Crowborough
Crowborough is a rural market town situated within East Sussex, but close to Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
With Gatwick Airport about 40 minutes away by road, Crowborough is well located for transport links to the rest of the world, whilst being in the curtain of lovely countryside.
Crowborough is one of the highest points in Sussex being 240meters (787 ft) above sea level, or the equivalent of 56 double decker buses!
www.crowborough.info /about.htm   (179 words)

  
 Crowborough Town Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Crowborough Town Council in East Sussex voted overwhelmingly to oppose foxhunting in neighbouring Ashdown Forest on 3rd October 1999.
Crowborough Town Council considers that there is no place in civilised society for the unreasonable and inhumane Practice of hunting foxes with dogs.
Crowborough Town Council does not wish to submit observations on matters of animal welfare (Questions 13 and 14) or the manner of implementing a ban (Questions 15 to 17.) It relies upon those with experience and appropriate qualifications to contribute their knowledge and bring about necessary reforms.
www.huntinginquiry.gov.uk /evidence/crowboroughcouncil.htm   (1000 words)

  
 Crowborough Scout Group, East Sussex, UK, Scouting for Scouts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Crowborough Scouts is one of the largest and one of the oldest Scouting Groups in the UK, starting in 1908 one year after Robert Baden-Powell started the Scout Movement.
Crowborough Scouts take part in the prestigious Overland competition which is reckoned to be the most challenging competition hike in the south east of England, Southon Scouts won in 2006.
Crowborough Beacon is the highest point in the South East, visible for miles around, with yellow gorse flowers most of the year round.
www.1st-crowborough-beavers-cubs-scouts.org.uk   (1071 words)

  
 Crowborough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The railway arrived in the vicinity of Crowborough - for the station is a mile and a half from the town centre in an area known as Jarvis Brook - on the 3 August 1868 with the opening of this section of the line from Hurst Green Junction to
It was renamed Crowborough in 1880 with the opening of Rotherfield and Mark Cross station (fractionally closer to Rotherfield than the station at Jarvis Brook!) on the nearby Eridge - Polegate (Cuckoo) line.
Crowborough Station was subsequently renamed Crowborough and Jarvis Brook on the 1st May 1897 and then back to Crowborough in recent years.
www.semg.org.uk /location/crow_01.html   (337 words)

  
 Crowborough Sussex - (The home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) - an English Town (UK)
Prior to that it was an area of heath land only inhabited by highwaymen, smugglers and the odd farmer.
Crowborough has a wide range of services available, with smaller shops and businesses providing the majority.
Crowborough lies on top of a hill with the Ashdown Forest lying to the north.
www.villagenet.co.uk /ashdownforest/villages/crowborough.php   (250 words)

  
 World Golf: Crowborough Beacon Golf Club
That must be put down as a slip of the pen, but Crowborough's records show that he played the great James Braid at The Beacon in 1896 as misty rain enveloped the virgin course.
The Crowborough course had opened only the previous year and it is possible he was still in America with Kipling and his American wife.
Crowborough lies just eight miles from the historic spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells which is an ideal place to stay as it provides plenty to see and do after 18 holes.
worldgolf.com /course-reviews/england/crowborough-beacon-golf-club.htm   (1916 words)

  
 Crowborough Country - section one
It was shortly after the turn of the century that Crowborough started to grow; slowly the villages in the area became part of the town we know today.
Crowborough's first cinema was a huge commercial success and by the time sound films and 'Technicolor' films had arrived, Shipman and King built, on the Broadway - a deluxe cinema with a balcony, smart foyer and a first floor lounge.
The farm is thought to have been a moated manor house and is regarded as the oldest house in Crowborough and possibly in Sussex.
web.ukonline.co.uk /bob.hanna/crowalk/section1.html   (5042 words)

  
 Crowborough Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
With its excellent amenities and varied property types, Crowborough and the surrounding area has much to offer the discerning home hunter.
The Crowborough Facility is a 'cottage' hospital - renowned for its maternity unit.
Crowborough is situated on the edge of the Ashdown Forest - close to Pooh Bridge at Hartfield.
www.lampons.co.uk /offices/crowborough/crowborough.html   (252 words)

  
 The Weald - Town history, bibliography and topography
In the spring of this year (1903) the walls and fences of Crowborough were covered with the placards of a firm of estate agents describing the neighbourhood as 'Scotland in Sussex'.
Crowborough is a town on the Forest Ridge, and was formed into an ecclesiatical parish on 19th September 1880 and into a civil parish on 1st April 1905 from the parish of Rotherfield.
Crowborough - The Growth of a Wealden Town by Malcolm Payne in 1985
thesussexweald.org /P5.asp?PId=5050Crowbo   (472 words)

  
 Arapaho Beaver Colony home page, 1st Crowborough Scout Group
Crowborough Scouts take part in the prestigious Overland competition which is reckoned to be the most challenging competition in the south east of England.
The Explorer unit that meets in Crowborough and has explorers from all over Ashdown District is named Tullis after Julie Tullis the famous mountaineer from Crowborough.
Crowborough is sometimes misspelt as Crowborow or Crowborogh or Crowboro..
www.1st-crowborough-beavers-cubs-scouts.org.uk /ArapahoHome.html   (426 words)

  
 Crowborough Ath   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The 1st team pitch of Crowborough Athletic is one of several in Alderbrook Recreation Ground, but is easily recognised by its perimeter fence, floodlights and stand.
Crowborough also made up for their disappointment in the League Cup the previous season, as they beat Uckfield Town to secure a League-Cup double.
By comparison 2005/06 was understandably one of consolidation, and Crowborough will have been very pleased with a top six finish, with further development plans for the Alderbrook likely to give the Club further momentum.
www.nomad-online.co.uk /html/crowborough_ath.html   (635 words)

  
 Crowborough Birthing Centre
Crowborough Birthing Centre is a small unit, located adjacent to the Crowborough War Memorial Hospital*.
The 'home from home' environment of the Crowborough Birthing Centre, consists of 6 postnatal beds, which are bright and welcoming, and offer the chance to relax after the birth.
*(Crowborough War Memorial Hospital is run by Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust).
www.esht.nhs.uk /crowborough/index.htm   (359 words)

  
 Southon Scout Troop, 1st Crowborough Scout Group, Scouting for Scouts
Southon Scouts are part of the 1st Crowborough Scout Group which is located in Ashdown District in East Sussex County in the south east of England in the UK.
Crowborough is sometimes misspelt as Crowborogh or Crowborow or Crowboro and you will not find these spellings in a dictionary or wikipedia.
Crowborough Caves in the UK is one of the least visited pothole.
www.southonscouts.org.uk   (622 words)

  
 CROWBOROUGH SUSSEX TOWNS AND VILLAGES
Crowborough is also the head quarters of the dreaded Wealden District Council.
One of the main reasons this region is not good for business, is that you will have to deal with this corrupt council.
The Healthcheck and Action Plan have been developed by the Countryside Agency, a government department, and are in use all over the country.
www.solarnavigator.net /geography/sussex/crowborough.htm   (409 words)

  
 Crowborough Information Online - guide and directory for Crowborough,East Sussex,UK with tourist information
If you live and work in Crowborough, Send your news items to us; whether it is entertainment, sports, business or community related.
If you are looking for accommodation we have UK hotels and Crowborough bed and breakfasts plus Crowborough cottages and self catering holiday accommodation as well as directories for Camping and Caravan Parks.
Crowborough Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Crowborough.
www.britinfo.net /index_Crowborough.htm   (543 words)

  
 Lions Club of Crowborough Home Page
The Lions Club of Crowborough and District, East Sussex.
Crowborough is the largest inland Town in East Sussex (Pop.
The Lions Club of Crowborough is a part of Multiple District 105SE England.
www.streatfield.plus.com   (429 words)

  
 Crowborough tourist information guide from TourUK
Crowborough, small town on the edges of the Weald, very much a commuter town with its rail link to London.
The town has grown on the summit and slopes of Beacon Hill, and is a good base for walking the surrounding countryside..
Its claim to fame is that in 1910 the Captain of Crowborough Beacon Golf Club was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
www.touruk.co.uk /esussex/esuss_crow.htm   (214 words)

  
 Crowborough :: Welcome
Approximately 70% of money spent by businesses in Crowborough is spent outside the area; this is a statistic we'd all like to change.
You might also be interested in visiting to www.crowborough.info - our associated site with information for the local community.
A new addition to the site is a list of special offers which you can obtain by mentioning the crowborough partnership at several local businesses.
www.crowborough.biz   (220 words)

  
 Crowborough Beacon Golf Club
Established in 1895 Crowborough Beacon is an excellent, mature heathland course close to the highest point in Sussex at nearly 800ft above sea level with spectacular views to the South Downs from the course and clubhouse.
The bar, balcony and dining room are idyllic spots to relax after your round and enjoy the full catering facilities on offer.
Situated 8 miles south of Tunbridge Wells on the A26 Crowborough Beacon extends a warm welcome to golfing societies and green fee visitors.
www.cbgc.co.uk   (159 words)

  
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Assistant Secretary of Friends of the Caves of Crowborough (FotCoC), he campaigned for many years for the re-opening of the Caves of Crowborough and was instrumental in raising awareness and organising local fund raising activities (eg, Annual Crowborough Caves Calendar).
We at the FotCoC will be continuing with Bill's efforts to make the Caves safe enough for the public and will be holding a small memorial service on the 15th March at 7pm outside the eastern entrance.
Unknown to even the most ardent of Sussex historians, the Caves of Crowborough lay beneath the beautiful rolling English landscape that is the Weald.
members.lycos.co.uk /crowboroughcaves   (288 words)

  
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Due to the lack of Natonal Lottery funding, the Caves of Crowborough are currently being run on a skeleton staff basis.
As some of you know, there are other caves in Crowborough, including a small chamber called "The Cave" that was found in Rotherfield.
Let's make 2003 the year that the Caves are finally re-opened to the public of Crowborough.
members.lycos.co.uk /crowboroughcaves/archive.html   (905 words)

  
 Crowborough - Travel and communication
Rail services to Crowborough are provided by Connex and the town is served by a branch rail line running from London via Oxted.
Similarly there are periodic suggestions that the line from Crowborough to Tunbridge Wells should be reopened (running via Eridge and Groombridge).
The nearest airport is Gatwick, some 25 miles (40 minutes) west of Crowborough providing scheduled and charter flight services, including commuter flight services to all major European cities.
home.clara.net /jbrand/crow/travel.html   (438 words)

  
 Conan Doyle Crowborough Establishment, the life and works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes
The Conan Doyle (Crowborough) Establishment is a non-profit making venture, which is devoted to the promotion of the life and works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Full membership of The Establishment is by invitation, but Associate Membership is available to all those who are interested in the life and works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The file comprises of a loose-leaf clip folder containing numerous articles about Sir Arthur and his work from original research and scholarship and information on the Crowborough area at the time of Sir Arthur's residence, plus a great variety of other material.
www.the-conan-doyle-crowborough-establishment.com /default.htm   (454 words)

  
 Kip McGrath Education Centres - Crowborough
The Crowborough Kip McGrath Education Centre opened its doors in September 2004.
Launched by Tamsin Holiday-Scott, it has gone from strength to strength over the past academic year and now has three sessions running each evening of the week, plus the popular Saturday morning sessions.
The Centre is located in a modern, purpose-built building which provides a comfortable, spacious and tranquil environment for children to learn in.
www.kipmcgrath.co.uk /centres/england/crowborough/default.htm   (460 words)

  
 Crowborough News
Local news for Crowborough continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
A driver was killed when his car caught on fire after it left the road and hit a tree in East Sussex.
Britain's terror alert continues unabated as armed police yesterday raided several premises nationwide including an independent Islamic school, a Chinese restaurant and several homes in Crowborough in East...
www.topix.net /uk/crowborough   (686 words)

  
 Beacon Cub Pack, 1st Crowborough Scout Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Every weekend there are events in addition to the exciting and very varied programme on every evening.
Beacon cubs have recently been camping, had a Halloween party, went swimming, rehearsed for the scout show, studied bats, went climbing, went skiing, loads of Chief Scout Awards were achieved, had a Christmas party, went to Gilwell and raised money for the Gimmie5 charity appeal.
Scouting in Crowborough is located at the Crowborough Scout Headquarters in Whitehill Road, Crowborough.
www.beacon-cubs.org.uk   (422 words)

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