Colgate is a small

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

district of

West Sussex, England West Sussex is a Counties of England, county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county comprises the Non-metropolitan district, shire districts of Adur District, Adur, Arun Distr ...

, about four miles (6 km) north east of

. A small village, with its origins at the northern edge of St. Leonards Forest, it has no shops or retail facilities. There is a

pub A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

"The Dragon", and a

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and a small

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, which in 2012 received a Good report rating from

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. There is a range of architectural styles in the village, with houses present from several different design eras. In the late twentieth century there have been some small developments of new houses in the centre of the village. Nearby settlements include villages of a similar size, architectural design, layout, and administrative status in

Faygate Faygate is a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A264 road 3.4 miles (5.4 km) south west of Crawley. It has a railway station on the Arun Valley Line with trains connecting to London and Portsmouth. The ...

and

Pease Pottage Pease Pottage is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the southern edge of the Crawley built-up area, in the civil parish of Slaugham. The village has a motorway service station, named after the village, ...

, and the village is located close to the towns of both Horsham and

Crawley Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...

History

The area is associated with the

Wealden iron industry The Wealden iron industry was located in the Weald of south-eastern England. It was formerly an important industry, producing a large proportion of the bar iron made in England in the 16th century and most British cannon until about 1770. Iron ...

, ''Col'' possibly referring to charcoal burners. Many hammer ponds are still visible within the parish. ''Gate'' is thought to refer to an entrance to the historically much larger St Leonards Forest. The centre of the village was dominated by the Red Cedar Farm and Colgate House. Over the road to the north was Black Hill wood, part of the traditional St Leonards Forest that no longer exists. In 1887 the ecclesiastical parish, for which the living benefice was a vicarage of a small Early English style Victorian church was subordinated by the larger civil parish of Horsham and Beeding thanks to the local government reorganization of 1885. The population at the time was 485. Twelve sons of Colgate were killed in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. During the

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the village was bombed by the Nazis and four people were killed. And a total of seven sons were killed during

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. Furthermore, five deaths occurred during the conflict among villagers serving in the Civil Defences that would have included the Home Guard.Roll of Honour - Colgate
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External links

Colgate Primary SchoolHall-Woodhouse BreweryColgate OS
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