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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described East Grinstead like this:
East Grinstead, market town and par. with ry. sta., E. Sussex, 14 miles NE. of Horsham and 32 miles S. of London -- par., 1506 ac., pop. 6918; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Thursday.
East Grinstead is now part of MID SUSSEX District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID SUSSEX has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Grinstead itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Grinstead, in Mid Sussex and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/141
Date accessed: 14th February 2026
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