Probate in Crowborough

We have local consultants in Crowborough who can visit you in the daytime or evening. Our consultations are free, there is no obligation and no pressure. We provide a sympathetic and personal service to suit your needs. Our advisors are fully trained in subjects such as Probate, Wills, Letters of administrations and much more

To speak to an advisor please call us free of charge on 0800 612 6105, alternatively if you prefer to call a land line number or if calling from a mobile phone call 020 8150 2010

History

Various derivations for the meaning of the town’s name have been put forward. Before becoming a settlement as such, local documents use the names Crohbergh, Crowbergh, Croweborowghe, Crowbarrow and Crowboro. Croh (Old English: saffron or golden-yellow colour and berg means hill). Gorse, growing in profusion in the Crowborough Beacon area, and its yellow flowers might well have contributed to the meaning.

In 1734, a local benefactor, Sir Henry Fermor 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“. The church, dedicated to All Saints, and school (primary) still survive today.