Difference between revisions of "Crowhurst, Surrey"
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| − | '''Crowhurst''' is a village in eastern [[Surrey]]. It had a population of 349 at the 2001 census. | + | '''Crowhurst''' is a tiny village in south-eastern [[Surrey]], south of [[Limpsfield]] and east of [[South Godstone]]. It had a population of 349 at the 2001 census. The place-name 'Crowhurst', first recorded in 1189, means 'crow wood'. |
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| − | The parish church | + | The hamlet of Crowhurst itself is beside the parish church, with farm and cottages leading northward until curtailed by the east-west railway line between Reigate and Tonbridge. To the west, along a road on the edge of the railway line, is Crowhurst End, with the one pub. |
| − | The | + | The parish church is dedicated to St George. |
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| + | Crowhurst Place, a Grade 1 Listed Building, is a moated manor house dating back to circa 1450. | ||
The parish lies within the Tandridge hundred. | The parish lies within the Tandridge hundred. | ||
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==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*[http://www.crowhurstsurrey.co.uk/ Crowhurst Parish Council] | *[http://www.crowhurstsurrey.co.uk/ Crowhurst Parish Council] | ||
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 Crowhurst Manor Gate House | |
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| Location: | 51°12’32"N, 0°-0’36"W |
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| Council: | Tandridge |
Crowhurst is a tiny village in south-eastern Surrey, south of Limpsfield and east of South Godstone. It had a population of 349 at the 2001 census. The place-name 'Crowhurst', first recorded in 1189, means 'crow wood'.
The hamlet of Crowhurst itself is beside the parish church, with farm and cottages leading northward until curtailed by the east-west railway line between Reigate and Tonbridge. To the west, along a road on the edge of the railway line, is Crowhurst End, with the one pub.
The parish church is dedicated to St George.
Crowhurst Place, a Grade 1 Listed Building, is a moated manor house dating back to circa 1450.
The parish lies within the Tandridge hundred.
