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Broadfield, Crawley
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{{infobox England place with map|
|Place= Broadfield
|Map = Broadfield_Crawley.png
|Population =
|District=
Crawley
|County=
West Sussex
|Region=
South East England
|Ceremonial=
West Sussex
|Traditional=
Sussex
|Constituency=
Crawley (UK Parliament constituency) Crawley
|PostalTown= CRAWLEY
|PostCode= RH11
|DiallingCode= 01293
|GridReference= TQ255345
|Euro=
South East England (European Parliament constituency) South East England
}}
'''Broadfield''' is a neighbourhood within the town of
Crawley in
West Sussex,
England. Broadfield is located in the south west of the town. It is bordered by
Bewbush, Crawley Bewbush to the north,
Southgate, Crawley Southgate to the north east and
Tilgate, Crawley Tilgate to the east.
Broadfield was built in several stages and is relatively densely populated. There is a mixture of property types, including
Housing estate private estates,
housing association council houses and self-build.
Broadfield has one central shopping parade, which is the largest neighbourhood parade in the town. There is a wide variety of shops, a
library, a
church (shared by
Anglicans,
Catholics and the Broadfield Fellowship),
mosque and a large medical centre. There is also a community centre which is run as a
charity charitable organisation overseen by
trustees from the churches. In 2005 a purpose built
Sure Start Children's Centre was opened providing support and facilities for families of under 5's.
There are two infant/primary
schools in the neighbourhood, an adventure
playground, several open spaces with
football (soccer) football pitches, and Broadfield Stadium, home to
Crawley Town F.C. Crawley Town Football Club.
Next to the stadium is Broadfield Park which used to be part of the Tilgate Estate. Broadfield House was the hunting lodge for the estate, and the park contains a small lake and some woods.
To the south of Broadfield are the Buchan Country Park and part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at Pease Pottage. The latter is currently home to a scout camp.
Broadfield is served by various bus services including the 24 hour
Crawley Fastway bus service to
Gatwick.
Category:Crawley
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