Crowborough Beacon, Sussex
Historical Description
Crowborough Beacon, the culminating point of the " forest range " of Sussex, 6¼ miles SW of Tunbridge Wells. It has an altitude of 804 feet above the level of the sea; was anciently a great station for giving alarms of invasion; and commands a very extensive view.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Newspapers and Periodicals
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