East Grinstead
Town in West Sussex, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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East Grinstead is a town in West Sussex, England, near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders, 27 miles (43 km) south of London, 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Brighton, and 38 miles (61 km) northeast of the county town of Chichester. Situated in the northeast of the county, the civil parish has an area of 2,443.45 hectares (6,037.9 acres). The population at the 2011 Census was 26,383.[2]
East Grinstead | |
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Location within West Sussex | |
Area | 24.43 km2 (9.43 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 26,383 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ395385 |
• London | 26 mi (42 km) N |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | EAST GRINSTEAD |
Postcode district | RH19 |
Dialling code | 01342 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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Website | www |
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Nearby towns include Crawley and Horley to the west, Tunbridge Wells to the east and Redhill and Reigate to the northwest. The town is contiguous with the village of Felbridge to the northwest. Until 1974 East Grinstead was in East Sussex, before joining with Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill as the Mid-Sussex district of West Sussex.
The town is on the Greenwich Meridian. It has many historic buildings, and the Weald and Ashdown Forest lie to the south-east.