Rated two architectural categories higher than the medieval church is the Renaissance manor, Crowhurst Place, which is a Grade I listed building.

[3] George A. Crawley, an amateur architect who also designed Westbury House on Long Island in the United States, made alterations during his own residence in the early 20th century, then expanded the building again between 1912 and 1915 for his successor as lessee, Consuelo Vanderbilt.

[4] The place-name 'Crowhurst', first recorded in 1189 in various forms similar to those of the next century Croherst and Crauhurste,[3] simply means 'crow wood'.

To quote Malden's Victoria County History of 1911: [Crowhust] is one of the places on [the Weald Clay] which do not appear as parishes until the 13th century, and were probably scarcely inhabited at the time of the Domesday Survey.

The manor was sold in 1720 to Edward Gibbon, a director of the South Sea Company, but before the transaction could be completed, he was declared bankrupt and in 1723 the estate was placed in the care of a board of trustees.

Owen Manning (a noted county historian, who lived 1721–1801) suggests that the name Atgrove survives in Blackgrove Farm, the property of the Gainsford family at the time of his book on Surrey, published posthumously in 1804.

Early in the 19th century a bench was fixed inside the tree, and a wooden door added, with seating for about twelve people.

Most development is in two linear settlements: small detached houses at Ardenrun Shaw, a small wood to the north – only one of these is listed;[7] St Georges Cottages and its continuation which is narrowly west of the border (in Godstone) Crowhurst Lane End which is mostly semi-detached properties within 1 mile (2 km) of Godstone railway station in the modern settlement of South Godstone along a straight and parallel foot/cyclepath to the railway line.

The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%.