▁from ▁about ▁ 1 3 0 0 , ▁but ▁the ▁brick ▁tower ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁A ▁st ained ▁glass ▁window ▁by ▁He aton , ▁Butler ▁and ▁Bay ne ▁was ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed . ▁ ▁A ▁Wes ley an ▁Method ist ▁chap el ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁and ▁gained ▁more ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁than ▁the ▁church . ▁A ▁larger ▁chap el ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁a ▁school room ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁The ▁chap el ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁converted ▁for ▁resident ial ▁use . ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁the ▁village ▁has ▁elected ▁Gr im st ead ▁parish ▁council , ▁together ▁with ▁East ▁Gr im st ead . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁W ilt shire ▁Council ▁unit ary ▁authority , ▁which ▁performs ▁all ▁significant ▁local ▁government ▁functions . ▁ ▁A men ities ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁hall , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁The ▁village ▁shop ▁and ▁public ▁house ▁closed ▁some ▁years ▁ago . ▁The ▁village ▁school ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁school ▁built ▁in ▁Ald er bury ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁both ▁Ald er bury ▁and ▁West ▁Gr im