East Grinstead

East Grinstead
High Street
East Grinstead 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
Civil parish	East Grinstead
District	Mid Sussex
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
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
UK Parliament	Mid Sussex
Website	www.eastgrinstead.gov.uk
List of places UK England West Sussex 51°7′43″N 0°0′52″W / 51.12861°N 0.01444°W / 51.12861; -0.01444

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 southeast 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]

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.