Travel to Crawley Map
Crawley tourist guide map of landmarks & destinations by Walkfo
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When travelling to Crawley, Walkfo’s has created a travel guide & Crawley overview of Crawley’s hotels & accommodation, Crawley’s weather through the seasons & travel destinations / landmarks in Crawley. Experience a unique Crawley when you travel with Walkfo as your tour guide to Crawley map.
Crawley history
Origins
Crawley is on the western edge of the High Weald, which produced iron for more than 2,000 years from the Iron Age onwards . Goffs Park, now a recreational area in the south of the town, was the site of two Iron Age furnaces .
Railway age and Victorian era
Crawley railway station was opened at Three Bridges in 1841 . Brighton Main Line was the first railway line to serve the Crawley area . One-quarter of the area’s population was employed in railway jobs by 1861 .
New Town
In May 1946, the New Towns Act identified Crawley as a suitable location for a New Town . But it was not officially designated as such until 9 January 1947 . The 5,920 acres (2,396 ha) of land set aside for the new town were split across the county borders between East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey . Architect Thomas Bennett was appointed chairman of Crawley Development Corporation .
Crawley map & travel guide with history & landmarks to explore
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With 65 travel places to explore on our Crawley travel map, Walkfo is a personalised tour guide to tell you about the places in Crawley as you travel by foot, bike, car or bus. No need for a physical travel guide book or distractions by phone screens, as our geo-cached travel content is automatically triggered on our Crawley map when you get close to a travel location (or for more detailed Crawley history from Walkfo).
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