Crawley Green

Crawley Green
Crawley Green
	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 of south-east

Borough of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. 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. Nether Crawley Farm was 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).^[3]

The ward forms part of the

Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour

).

Luton

showing Crawley ward which includes Crawley Green

Sport & Leisure

Crawley Green has a

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