Jarvis Brook

51°02′55″N 0°11′12″E / 51.0487°N 0.1867°E / 51.0487; 0.1867

Jarvis Brook is a village between Crowborough and Rotherfield in the Borough of Wealden, East Sussex.[1]

Located around the centre of the village are numerous individual businesses, the Darwin House retirement home,[2] a Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, a Sainbury's Local, Crowborough Country Park, and Crowborough Railway Station, on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line, that was historically known as Crowborough and Jarvis Brook.[3]

To the south, Jarvis Brook also has a primary and infants school near Western Road,[4] and the Rethoboth Chapel.

Social Programmes

Inside Jarvis Brook are a variety of social programmes. The Jarvis Brook Guide Hall[5] facilitates Girl Guides and is able to be hired for activities like birthday parties. The Jarvis Brook Social Club[6] is located on the corner of Crowborough Hill and Jarvis Brook Car Park, and the Jarvis Brook Community Hub will be opening in a few months and is located in a disused part of Crowborough railway station[7].

Sports

It has a several football clubs - Jarvis Brook F.C.,[8] Jarvis Brook Juniors FC and Jarvis Brook Girls FC - all based at the Limekiln Playing Fields [9] on Palesgate Lane.

Business Parks

Jarvis Brook has numerous business parks, the Lexden Lodge Industrial Estate with many local businesses such as Assassins Gym[10], the Millbrook Business Park and Industrial Estate to the east, that includes a Tesco, as well as the Farningham Road Business Park, that includes the Courtwell Business Park and the Wealden Business Park.

References

  1. ^ Name. "Wealden District Council". Wealden District Council. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Sheltered housing retirement home Crowborough | Darwin House". AbbeyField - Darwin House. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Crowborough & Jarvis Brook Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Jarvis Brook School". sites.google.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Jarvis Brook Guide Hall - Hall Hire in Crowborough TN6 2EG - Social Events Weddings Family Parties Function Room". Uk-HallHire. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JarvisBrookSocialClub/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "MP adds support to new Crowborough Community Hub". Ashdown Radio. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Jarvis Brook Football Club". Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  9. ^ "LIME KILN PLAYING FIELD Crowborough TN6 3HF". sports-facilities.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Assassins Gym | Combat • Fitness • Gym". Assassins Gym. Retrieved 8 July 2025.


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