Lingfield, Surrey
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Lingfield is a village in Surrey, United Kingdom. It is most famous for its horse racing course, Lingfield Park. Lingfield lies to the west of the A22 which runs between Bletchingly and East Grinstead. Dormansland is a neighbouring village.
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[edit] History
The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was rebuilt in 1431, although the original 14th century tower remains. Its collection of brasses and monuments are amongst the finest in England.[2]
The area around the church has been designated a conservation area and includes many well-preserved buildings from the 16th to 18th centuries. In the main street, there is a cross and village cage. The cage, last used in 1882 to hold a poacher, was built in 1773.
The library is housed in the Old Guest House of the College for Secular Chaplains built in 1431. This hall-house is all that remains of the original College.
On the Haxted Road towards Edenbridge, is Haxsted Mill. The double-fronted mill was built in two halves, the first around 1580 and the other in 1794. It has been fully restored and is a unique combination of a working watermill and a museum of mill machinery used for water-power.
[edit] Today
The village has a variety of different public houses, the most notable being the Old Cage - named after the nearby lock-up. Other pubs include The Star and The Hare and Hounds. Lingfield has many social events, clubs and societies. For instance, the Lingfield and Dormansland Rifle Club caters to a wide variety of competition shooting.
Lingfield is also home to the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, (formerly St. Piers, before that Lingfield Hospital School and before that Lingfield Epileptic Colony), which provides residential care and education for students with epilepsy and learning difficulties.
On the A22 near Lingfield is the London England Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints known as the Mormon Church. The temple, only open to followers of that religious group, has a visitors' centre where the beliefs of the Mormons are explained; visitors can also stroll in the grounds.
