Crawley Down

Coordinates: 51°07′17″N 0°04′44″W / 51.1214°N 0.0788°W / 51.1214; -0.0788

Crawley Down
Crawley Down  Crawley Down shown within West Sussex
OS grid reference	TQ345375
Parish	Worth
District	Mid Sussex
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Crawley
Postcode district	RH10
Dialling code	01342
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Horsham
List of places: UK • England • West Sussex

Crawley Down is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. There is one church,^[1] one school,^[1] and a number of social groups. It lies seven miles from Gatwick Airport. Nearest railway stations are Three Bridges and East Grinstead. Crawley Down lies in the northeast corner of West Sussex, just one mile from the border with Surrey.

Crawley Down has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.

Until 1967 the village was served by Grange Road railway station on the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line which closed as a result of the Beeching Axe in 1967. The old track bed has been revitalised as a linear Country Park called the Worth Way which now offers a haven for wildlife and valued trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Crawley Down Village website

External links

• All Saints Church
• Crawley Down Village website
• Worth Parish Council

Crawley Down weather station is a privately run weather station uploading data to the net every 10 minutes.[1]