Furnace Green

Furnace Green

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.0998
longitude= -0.159
official_name= Furnace Green
population =
shire_district= Crawley
shire_county = West Sussex
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Crawley
post_town= Crawley
postcode_district=RH10
postcode_area=RH
dial_code= 01293
os_grid_reference= TQ285355

Furnace Green is a neighbourhood of Crawley in West Sussex, England. It is one of the 15 designated neighbourhoods of Crawley and a local government ward. Furnace Green is located to the east of the town centre. It is bordered by Tilgate to the south west, Three Bridges to the north and Maidenbower to the east.

The name Furnace Green is a reference to the iron smelting which is reputed to have taken place in Roman times - the local public house is the Charcoal Burner.

Like much of Crawley, the street naming is themed ie. different areas are linked by associated names. There are racecourses - Newmarket, Fontwell etc., forests - Arden, Savernake, Epping etc., references to the Norfolk Broads - Waveney, Oulton, Norwich, Yarmouth etc. There are also references to the iron industry - Coltash Road, Weald Drive, and the name Feroners Close also recalls the iron smelting.

Furnace Green - Crawley New Town

With the creation of Crawley New Town in 1947 the Tilgate East area was reserved for housing. It was proposed to use this area for around 1000 houses because of the expansion of Crawley. The area was renamed "Furnace Green" after a farm in the area. Work started in 1960 and carried on into the 1980s. Furnace Green had a population of 6737 in 1981.

References

* Elrington, C.R (editor) (1987) "The Victoria History of the County of Sussex" (Vol IV, Part 3) Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-722768-6
* Gwynne, Peter. (1990) "A History of Crawley" (2nd Edition) Philmore. ISBN 0-85033-718-6


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