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Tinsley Green
Area of Crawley, West Sussex, England

Tinsley Green

Tinsley Green is an area in the Borough of Crawley, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.

Originally a hamlet in the parish of Worth, it was absorbed by the New Town of Crawley in the 1940s and became part of the Pound Hill neighbourhood. As well as houses, farms and woodland, it became the site of the 1930s aerodrome at Gatwick—now London Gatwick Airport. The airport's first railway station was briefly known as Tinsley Green. The game of marbles has a strong local tradition, and Tinsley Green's pub hosts the British and World Marbles Championship each year.

How locals move

Getting around Tinsley Green the local way

  • Go nextThere are many possible day trips from Horsham, here are some suggestions: Leith Hill and the Surrey Hills, 20 minutes north-northwest via the A24 and B2126, one of the most beautiful stretches of the North Downs, with the highest point in south east England.

From Wikivoyage: Horsham (West Sussex), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

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