Manor Royal, Crawley
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| Manor Royal | |
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| OS grid reference: | TQ265385 |
| 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: | RH10 |
| Dialling code: | 01293 |
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| European Parliament: | South East England |
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Manor Royal is an industrial zone within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England. Manor Royal is in the north of the town near to Gatwick airport. The area is devoted to light industry and offices and was designed for industry as part of the Crawley new town project. Manor Royal was officially named and opened by HRH Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) on the 25 January 1950.
It is bordered by Northgate and Three Bridges to the south, Langley Green to the west, Gatwick to the north and the London - Brighton railway to the east.
Major companies with offices and factories in Manor Royal include:
- Asea Brown Boveri
- BOC Edwards
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Group 4 Securicor
- Invensys APV
- Philips Medical
- Suzuki GB
- Thales
- Toshiba Medical Systems
- Unilever Foods
- Varian Medical Systems
- Vent-Axia
- Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Manor Royal is served by the Crawley Fastway 24 hour bus service.
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