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East Grinstead
England, United Kingdom
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Mental health: 'I've run a marathon every day this year'
• Dec. 30, 2024, 1:05 AM ET (BBC)
East Grinstead charity runner near end of year of daily marathons
• Dec. 30, 2024, 1:05 AM ET (BBC)
East Grinstead, town (parish), Mid Sussex district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern England. It lies south of London in the wooded countryside of The Weald within easy commuting range of the metropolis.
East Grinstead’s market charter dates to 1121, and the town centre contains old buildings as well as modern shops that serve an extensive residential district. The Queen Victoria Hospital (founded 1889) became, after 1939, a world-renowned centre for plastic surgery. At nearby New Chapel, the first Mormon temple in Great Britain was completed in 1958. Pop. (2001) 23,942; (2011) 26,383.