Furnace Green

Furnace Green
Furnace Green Parade
Furnace Green is located in West Sussex
Furnace Green
Furnace Green
Location within West Sussex
OS grid referenceTQ285355
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCrawley
Postcode districtRH10
Dialling code01293
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°05′59″N 0°09′32″W / 51.0998°N 0.159°W / 51.0998; -0.159

Furnace Green is one of 14 neighbourhoods in Crawley in West Sussex, England, 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 (on the other side of the London-Brighton railway line and linked by two pedestrian tunnels).

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 i.e. different areas are linked by associated names. There are racecourses – including Newmarket, Fontwell and others, forests - including Arden, Savernake and Epping, references to The Broads - including Waveney, Oulton, Norwich, and Yarmouth. There are also references to the iron industry - Coltash Road, Weald Drive, and the name Feroners Close also recalls the iron smelting.