East Grimstead

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title: "East Grimstead" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-wiltshire", "former-civil-parishes-in-wiltshire"] description: "Village in Wiltshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-wiltshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Grimstead" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Wiltshire, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	Rethatching in East Grimstead - geograph.org.uk - 192696.jpg
static_image_caption	Cottage in East Grimstead being rethatched
coordinates
official_name	East Grimstead
label_position	left
civil_parish	Grimstead
unitary_england	Wiltshire
lieutenancy_england	Wiltshire
region	South West England
constituency_westminster	Salisbury
post_town	Salisbury
postcode_district	SP5
postcode_area	SP
dial_code	01722
os_grid_reference	SU226279
website
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|country = England |static_image_name = Rethatching in East Grimstead - geograph.org.uk - 192696.jpg |static_image_caption = Cottage in East Grimstead being rethatched |coordinates = |official_name = East Grimstead |label_position = left |population = |population_ref = |civil_parish = Grimstead |unitary_england = Wiltshire |lieutenancy_england = Wiltshire |region = South West England |constituency_westminster = Salisbury |post_town = Salisbury |postcode_district = SP5 |postcode_area = SP |dial_code = 01722 |os_grid_reference = SU226279 |website = East Grimstead is a village in the civil parish of Grimstead, on the River Dun in Wiltshire, England, about 5 mi east of Salisbury. The village has about 70 households and no shops, public houses or schools.

History

The site of a Roman villa is a short distance to the southeast of the village.

The Salisbury and Southampton Canal, opened in 1802 or 1803, passed to the south of the village on the south bank of the river; it was never completed as far as Salisbury and closed in 1806. The only surviving canal bridge carries the road south from East Grimstead, near the church.

In 1847 the London and South Western Railway opened its line between Bishopstoke in Hampshire and Milford station at Salisbury, passing East Grimshaw to the south of the canal. The line remains open as part of the Wessex Main Line from Salisbury to Southampton; the nearest station is , at West Dean, about 2 mi east of East Grimstead.

Church

The Church of England church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1857, replacing an earlier chapel. It is subordinate to St Mary's parish church at West Dean.

Local government

East Grimstead was formerly a chapelry in the parish of West Dean. In 1866 East Grimstead became a separate civil parish, then on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with West Grimstead to form Grimstead parish. In 1931 the parish had a population of 116. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which performs all significant local government functions.

References

References

1. "Holy Trinity Church, East Grimstead". Clarendon Team Ministry.
2. {{cite PastScape
3. {{National Heritage List for England
4. {{National Heritage List for England
5. "Church of the Holy Trinity, East Grimstead". Wiltshire Council.
6. "Parish Records / West Dean St Mary with East Grimstead Holy Trinity". The National Archives.
7. "History of East Grimstead, in Salisbury and Wiltshire". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
8. "Relationships and changes East Grimstead CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
9. "Grimstead". Wiltshire Council.
10. "Population statistics East Grimstead CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.

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