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Ifield, Crawley

Ifield
Ifield is located in West Sussex
Ifield
Ifield
Ifield shown within West Sussex
Population 8,882 (Ward. 2011 Census)
OS grid reference TQ255375
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Crawley
Postcode district RH11
Dialling code 01293
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
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UK
England
West Sussex
51°07′24″N 0°12′26″W / 51.1234°N 0.2073°W / 51.1234; -0.2073Coordinates: 51°07′24″N 0°12′26″W / 51.1234°N 0.2073°W / 51.1234; -0.2073

Ifield is a former village and now a neighbourhood within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England. Ifield is in the west of the town and is bordered by Ifield West, Horsham, Langley Green to the north east, West Green to the east across the ring road and Gossops Green and Bewbush to the south across the Arun Valley railway line.

There are five schools in Ifield neighbourhood:

Ifield station is located on the south side of the neighbourhood on the border with Gossops Green neighbourhood. The station is part of the Arun Valley Line and was opened in 1907 as 'Ifield Halt'. Services run to Three Bridges Station and London Victoria on Platform 1 and Horsham on Platform 2. The level crossing that used to be in operation was replaced by the footbridge that now connects the two platforms.

Ifield Mill Pond lies between Bewbush, Gossops Green and Ifield West. It is the source of the River Mole which runs north to the River Thames above Teddington Lock. In 1683Ifield Water Mill, a corn mill, was built in the north of the pond; it used water from the mill pond to turn its water wheel. It was rebuilt in 1817 and is now being restored. The restoration has been led by a team of volunteers and spearheaded by Ted Henbery MBE, who has spent 34 years on the project after his son discovered the disused site in 1974. A second project to upgrade the Mill Pond concluded in July 2015 after £6.5 million was spent upgrading the dam, finished £1 million under budget. The Mill Pond is considered to be "the most important wetland site in Crawley" and supports a rich bird community:


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