Bewbush, Crawley
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| Bewbush | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 9,081 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | TQ245355 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Crawley | |
| Shire county: | West Sussex | |
| Region: | South East England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex | |
| Historic county: | Sussex | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Sussex Police | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | South East Coast | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | CRAWLEY | |
| Postal district: | RH11 | |
| Dialling code: | 01293 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Crawley | |
| European Parliament: | South East England | |
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Bewbush is a neighbourhood of Crawley in West Sussex, England. It is one of the 13 designated neighbourhoods in Crawley. Bewbush is in the south west part of the town and is bordered by Broadfield to the south, Ifield to the north and Gossops Green to the north east.
The neighbourhood is also co-terminus with the local government ward of Bewbush in the Borough of Crawley. It is the 14th most deprived ward in West Sussex.
The neighbourhood was built mainly in the 1980s with some building starting as early as 1978, and newer developments taking place today. The area is a mix of mainly council housing, much of which has been bought by residents under the UK's Right to Buy Scheme.
The neighbourhood is served by two Primary schools, a local shopping parade, a Church of England church,an Elim Pentecostal Church, Public house and leisure centre. There is a Sure Start Children's Centre located adjacent to one of the schools and this is also home to the BASE Project.
