Crawley Green

Crawley Green
Crawley Green
	Crawley Green Location within Bedfordshire
Population	7,230
OS grid reference	TL0523
Unitary authority	Luton;
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTON
Postcode district	LU2
Dialling code	01582
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Luton North;
	List of places UK England Bedfordshire 51°53′28″N 0°22′52″W / 51.891°N 0.381°W

Crawley Green is a suburb in East Luton near to London Luton Airport. The area is roughly bounded by Crawley Green Road to the north, Devon Road to the south, the Midland Main Line to the west, and Vauxhall Way to the east.

History

The area was historically owned by the Crawley Family, owners of the now demolished Stockwood House and Stockwood Park. Crawley Green was originally a hamlet and farm on Crawley Green Road, near its junction with Hart Lane. The old farmhouse still stands at 124 Crawley Green Road. There was also another farm called Nether Crawley Farm slightly further up the road near what is now Vauxhall Way.^[2]

Local Area

The area is mainly residential. The south of the area was built up in the 1920s and 1930s during the interwar expansion of Luton, with the northern half of the area then being developed post war.

In the centre of Crawley Green are Crawley Green Infant School and Wenlock Church of England Junior School, as well as a large open space behind the schools. There is a parade of shops in the north of Crawley Green, on Crawley Green Road near its junction with Somerset Avenue.

Politics

Crawley Green is part of the much larger Crawley ward which also includes Vauxhall Park, Napier Park and parts of Hart Hill. The ward is represented by Cllr Terry Keens (Liberal Democrats) and Cllr Lee Bridgen (Liberal Democrats).

The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South, and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour). Crawley is within the East of England (European Parliament constituency).

Map of Luton showing Crawley ward which includes Crawley Green

Sport & Leisure

Crawley Green has a Non-League football team Crawley Green F.C. who organise teams at the Crawley Green Recreational Ground next to Ashcroft High School. However in 2018, the first team left the ground to move to Luton Town's training facilities at The Brache in Park Town - formerly the home of Vauxhall Motors F.C. (Luton). Prior to this move, the team had also spent some time groundsharing with Barton Rovers F.C. in nearby Barton-le-Clay.

Local Attractions

Key
	Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
	Accessible open space
	Amusement/Theme Park
	Castle
	Country Park
	English Heritage
	Forestry Commission
	Heritage railway
	Historic House
	Places of Worship
	Museum (free/not free)
	National Trust
	Theatre
	Zoo