Crawley Green is a suburb of south-east

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near to

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, in the

Borough of Luton Luton () is a town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Bedfordshire, England. The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census. Luton is on the River Lea, about north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to ...

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, England. The area is roughly bounded by Crawley Green Road to the north, Devon Road to the south, the

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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

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. 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.

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

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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

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which also includes

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and parts of Hart Hill. The ward is represented by Cllr Terry Keens ( Liberal Democrats) and Cllr Lee Bridgen ( Liberal Democrats). The ward forms part of the

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and the MP is

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( Labour).

Sport & Leisure

Crawley Green has a

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team Crawley Green F.C. who organise teams at the Crawley Green Recreational Ground next to Queen Elizabeth School, Luton. However in 2018, the first team left the ground to move to

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'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

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Local Attractions

Local newspapers

Two weekly newspapers cover Crawley Green, although they are not specific to the area. They are the:
Herald and Post

Luton News

References

External links

Luton Borough Council
{{Luton Areas of Luton Wards of Luton