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World Marbles Championship

Photograph at the World Marbles Championship blue plaque

Played on Good Fridays with 49 shooting Marbles (tolleys) on the ring, the World Marbles Championship started here in 1932. Reputedly the knock-out game began in Queen Elizabeth's reign (1558-1603) as a decider between two men from Surrey and Sussex to wed a Tinsley Maiden

Inscription drawn from imported open data, awaiting original TributeLegacy editorial.

Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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