Royal Earlswood Hospital
Coordinates: 51°13′22″N 0°10′01″W / 51.222761°N 0.166980°W / 51.222761; -0.166980
The Royal Earlswood Hospital or The Royal Earlswood Asylum for 'Idiots'. in Redhill, Surrey was the first establishment to cater specifically for people with learning disabilities. Previously they had been housed either in asylums for the mentally ill or in workhouses.
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