Faygate is a village in the
Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
district of
West Sussex, England. It lies on the
A264
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road 3.4 miles (5.4 km) south west of
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
. It has a
railway station on the
Arun Valley Line with trains connecting to
London and
Portsmouth. The village is in the
green belt between Crawley and
Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
.
The village of Faygate is directly north west of
Colgate, across the A264 road and west of
Kilnwood Vale
Kilnwood Vale is a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It borders the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty along the A264 east of Faygate between Horsham and Crawley. The development first opened in 2016 which w ...
. Other nearby settlements include
Lambs Green
Lambs Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Rusper and the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Rusper to Ifield road 3.1 miles (5 km) west of Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, Englan ...
,
Rusper and
Pease Pottage.
The name Faygate was first recorded in 1614.
[British History Online; Rusper parish]
References
External links
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Horsham District
Villages in West Sussex
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