Crawley Green

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Crawley Green
Coordinates: 51.891° N 0.381° W
Population	6,720 (est.)[1]
OS grid reference	TL0523
Unitary authority	Luton
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTON
Postcode district	LU2
Dial code	01582
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Luton North
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England

Crawley Green is an ward in the southern part of Luton near to London Luton Airport. The area was historically owned by the Crawley Family, owners of the now demolished Stockwood House and Stockwood Park. The area is mainly residential with estates such as Raymond Way and Buckingham Drive containing a large number of houses. The area also includes the IBC factory and the now demonished Vauxhall plant. This area is to be redeveloped into new housing and a lesiure facility^{[citation needed]}.

The area is also home to one of Luton's High schools, Ashcroft High School and several primary schools including Ramridge Infants and Juniors.

Contents 1 Politics 2 Local Attractions 3 Local Newspapers 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Politics

Crawely Green is part of the Crawley ward which is represented by Cllr David Franks (Liberal Democrats) and Cllr Lawrence Patterson (Liberal Democrats) The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South, and the MP is Margaret Moran (Labour). Crawley is within the East of England (European Parliament constituency).

[edit] Local Attractions

Dunstable Downs Chiltern Hills Leagrave Park Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Luton Museum & Art Gallery The hat Factory Luton Hoo Mossman Collection Someries castle Stockwood Craft Museum Stockwood Park Wardown Park Waulud's Bank Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Whipsnade Wildlife Park Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park Wrest Park Gardens

[edit] Local Newspapers

Two weekly newspapers are delivered free to all houses in Crawley Green, with news about Lutonand the surrounding area.

• Herald and Post (Luton based) - Delivered every Thursday
• Luton on Sunday - Delivered every Sunday

[edit] References

1. ^ Bedfordshire County Council: Population Estimates and Forecasts 2005.

[edit] External links

• Luton Borough Council