Crawley

Crawley district sits in West Sussex in the South East, centred on the post-war new town of Crawley that was designated in 1947. The borough is arranged as a set of neighbourhoods — Pound Hill, Ifield, Three Bridges, Tilgate and others — clustered around a compact town centre with retail and transport hubs. Rail stations at Crawley and Three Bridges provide regular services to London and to the south coast, while Gatwick Airport lies close to the district's northern edge and shapes local employment. Manor Royal business estate is a major local workplace, with logistics, light industry and office space serving companies that rely on road and rail links.

The district includes working green spaces used for leisure and wildlife. Tilgate Park contains a large lake and a nature centre that runs schools and visitor programmes. Ifield retains an older village core and a surviving watermill beside the channel of the Ifield Brook, a reminder of the area before the town expanded. Local planning combines residential neighbourhoods, employment areas and managed woodland to meet commuting and community needs.