Ashurst Wood

Ashurst Wood is a village in the north east corner of West Sussex, England. It has a population of approximately 2000 people. Ashurst Wood is between the towns of East Grinstead and Forest Row, just off the A22

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West Sussex - England - East Grinstead - Forest Row - A22

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As well as many residential buildings, within the village there is a church, village hall, primary school, two pubs, a general shop, post office, hair dressers and several small business premises. There are two recreational fields in Ashurst Wood, John Pears Recreation Ground and The Recreation Ground which is known locally as 'The Rec'.

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Primary school - Post office

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To celebrate the millennium, in January 2000 some residents of Ashurst Wood unofficially 'declared independence from the UK'. The new state was known as The People's Republic of Ashurst Wood, a Nation State, or P.R.A.W.N.S.. This event was reported by the media both locally and nationally, notably by Chris Moyles on his 4pm radio show on BBC Radio 1 where he, in his traditional style, ridiculed the idea. The "revolution" was said to be justified because of a ruling by King Ethelred in 979 that the village of Ashurst, as Ashurst Wood was known then, would be immune from taxation after he fell ill there.

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Millennium - 2000 - Chris Moyles - BBC - Radio 1 - King Ethelred

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Bus routes run through the village with destinations of East Grinstead, Crawley and Tunbridge Wells

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East Grinstead - Crawley - Tunbridge Wells

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