From 1942 to 1982, a site near Crowborough hosted notable radio transmitters, including the Aspidistra transmitter during World War II and, after the war, the BBC External Service broadcasts to Europe transmitters.
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11 Facts About Crowborough
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Crowborough became an ecclesiastical parish in 1880: previously it had been part of Rotherfield.
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Crowborough has one secondary school, Beacon Academy, six primary schools listed below, and two independent preparatory schools.
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Crowborough Hospital is a small cottage hospital with a midwife-led maternity unit.
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Crowborough Netball is a coaching club formed, with help from Crowborough Town Council, in 2013.
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Crowborough has several recreation grounds, including Goldsmiths Recreation Ground, which was given to the parish by private owners in 1937.
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Crowborough Common is an ancient common covering over 220 acres, or about 90 hectares, to which the public was granted a legal right of access "for the taking of air and exercise" in 1936.
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Crowborough Country Park is a 16-acre nature reserve located in the southern part of Crowborough.
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Crowborough Players, established in 1933, are the resident community drama group at the 300-seater hall at Crowborough Community Centre .
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Crowborough moved to Crowborough from Surrey in 1907 when he married his second wife, whose family lived next door at Little Windlesham.
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