Colwell Ground
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Colwell Ground
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 30 Apr 2011
Home to St Francis Rangers who play in Sussex County Division One. The club began life as St Francis Hospital and were admitted to the Sussex County League in 1983. They became St Francis in 1999 after the closure of the hospital and merged with Ansty Rangers in 2002 to become St Francis Rangers. The ground belongs to St Francis Sports and Social club which has its origins as the former hospital's staff sports club which runs a number of different sports from the grounds including cricket, stoolball and hockey. They also run a bowls club and own Image The area has been landscaped out of three former fields which according to the Wivelsfield tithe map of 1843 were Russell Field, Acre Plot and Four Acres.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.987452
Longitude
-0.095775