Crawley Green
Encyclopedia
Crawley Green is a 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 Vauxhall Park and Devon Road containing a large number of houses. The area also includes the IBC factory and the now demonished Vauxhall plant. This area is to being redeveloped into new housing, light industry and a lesiure facility called Napier Park.
The area is also home to one of Luton's High schools, Ashcroft High School
and several primary schools including Crawley Green Infants and Wenlock Church of England Juniors.
) and Cllr David Franks(Liberal Democrats
)
The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South
, and the MP is Gavin Shuker
(Labour
). Crawley is within the East of England (European Parliament constituency)
.
Luton
Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
near to London Luton Airport
London Luton Airport
London Luton Airport is an international airport located east of the town centre in the Borough of Luton in Bedfordshire, England and is north of Central London. The airport is from Junction 10a of the M1 motorway...
. The area was historically owned by the Crawley Family, owners of the now demolished Stockwood House and Stockwood Park
Stockwood Park
Stockwood Park is a large urban park in Luton, Bedfordshire, in the Farley Hill estate. With period formal gardens, leading crafts museums and extensive golfing facilities, it is about 100 hectares in area...
.
The area is mainly residential with estates such as Vauxhall Park and Devon Road containing a large number of houses. The area also includes the IBC factory and the now demonished Vauxhall plant. This area is to being redeveloped into new housing, light industry and a lesiure facility called Napier Park.
The area is also home to one of Luton's High schools, Ashcroft High School
Ashcroft High School
Ashcroft High School is a state secondary school catering for students aged between 11 and 16. Located in the Crawley Green area of Luton, Bedfordshire, the school serves the local areas of Crawley Green and Wigmore. The school's current head teacher is Ms Monica Austin.- School life :Ashcroft is a...
and several primary schools including Crawley Green Infants and Wenlock Church of England Juniors.
Politics
Crawley Green is part of the Crawley ward which is represented by Cllr Mel Cato (LabourLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
) and Cllr David Franks(Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
)
The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South
Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)
Luton South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, and the MP is Gavin Shuker
Gavin Shuker
Gavin Shuker is an English Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Luton South since 2010. Shuker successfully defended the seat after his predecessor Margaret Moran stood down following controversy over her expenses.-Education:A Lutonian, Shuker was educated at...
(Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
). Crawley is within the East of England (European Parliament constituency)
East of England (European Parliament constituency)
East of England is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :...
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Local Attractions
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Whipsnade Wildlife Park
Local Newspapers
Two weekly newspapers are delivered free to all houses in Crawley Green, with news about Luton and the surrounding area.- Herald and Post (Luton based) - Delivered every Thursday
- Luton on Sunday - Delivered every Sunday