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8 HISTORY OF EAST GRINSTEAD. |
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It is difficult to compare the present rateable value of the parish with any of the very early figures obtainable, but the few following facts are interesting: |
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The increase of values during the last half century has been very great. A typical instance is afforded by the two houses which formerly stood where the premises of Rice Bros., Limited, now are. These were sold by Mr. Morphew in 1850 for £150 and bought by Messrs. Rice Bros. 40 years after for £750.
Apart from its history as a parish, East Grinstead has a very distinct and interesting history as a borough. At one time the town formed a part of the Royal possess-sions which went with the Castle of Pevensey, and it is still in the Pevensey Rape, one of the ancient divisions |
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