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Crawley city (1991 pop. 80,113) and district, West Sussex, SE England. Crawley was designated one of the new towns in 1946 to alleviate overpopulation in London. There are diverse industries, including precision engineering, printing, plastics, and food processing. It is a regional retail shopping center. Gatwick International Airport is located there, as is the Crawley College of Further Education.

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Crawley, England/UK At least three towns have this name which means ‘Wood favoured by Crows’ from the Old English crāwe and lēah. The town in Sussex was recreated as a New Town in 1947, having been called Crauleia in its previous existence.

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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Â© A Dictionary of British Place-Names 2003, originally published by Oxford University Press 2003. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Crawley, usually ‘wood or clearing frequented by crows’, OE crāwe + lēah; examples include: Crawley Hants. Crawanlea 909, Crawelie 1086 (DB). Crawley Oxon. Croule 1214. Crawley W. Sussex. Crauleia 1203. Crawley Down, Crauledun 1272, has the addition of OE dūn ‘hill, down’. Crawley, North Milt. K. Crauelai 1086 (DB).

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