Editing Crowborough (section)

==History==
[[File:All Saints Church, Crowborough (IoE Code 295929).JPG|thumb|left|All Saints' Church]]
The town's name means "hill or mound frequented by crows", from the Old English ''crāwe'' + ''beorg''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mills|first=A. D.|title=A Dictionary of English Place Names|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofengl0000mill_u9o6/page/98|url-access=registration|edition=Reissue with corrections|year=1996|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Osford|isbn=0-19-283131-3|page=98}}</ref>

In 1734, Sir Henry Fermor, a local benefactor, bequeathed money for a church and [[charity school]] for the benefit of the "very ignorant and heathenish people" that lived in the part of [[Rotherfield]] "in or near a place called Crowborough and Ashdown Forest".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theweald.org/P5H.asp?Pid=5050Crowbo |title=Historical Notes about Crowborough |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226062045/http://theweald.org/P5H.asp?Pid=5050Crowbo |archive-date=26 February 2012 }}</ref> The church, dedicated to [[All Saints' Day|All Saints]], and primary school still survive today.

The railway arrived in 1868, leading to significant growth of the town. By 1880, the town had grown so much that the ecclesiastical parish of All Saints was separated from that of St Denys, Rotherfield.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Crowborough - Official Guide|publisher = Spotlight Publications / Crowborough Parish Council|year = 1973|pages = 15|url = http://www.cdhistory.org/cdhsdirectory.asp?Id=98|access-date = 7 August 2014|archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000147/http://www.cdhistory.org/cdhsdirectory.asp?Id=98|url-status = live}}</ref>

In the late 19th century, Crowborough was promoted as a health resort based on its high elevation, the rolling hills and surrounding forest. Estate agents even called it "Scotland in Sussex". The town's golf course opened in 1895, followed by a fire station and hospital in 1900.<ref name=":0" />

From 1942 to 1982, a site near Crowborough hosted notable radio transmitters, including the [[Aspidistra (transmitter)|Aspidistra]] transmitter during World War II and, after the war, the [[BBC]] External Service broadcasts to Europe transmitters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-05 |title=The Biggest Aspidistra in Crowborough « What's on in Crowborough - For all your local events & information visit Your Crowborough |url=http://www.yourcrowborough.co.uk/history/the-biggest-aspidistra-in-crowborough |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305134325/http://www.yourcrowborough.co.uk/history/the-biggest-aspidistra-in-crowborough |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-03-05 |access-date=2022-06-15 }}</ref>