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Crawley

British

/ ˈkrɔːlɪ /

noun

a town in S England, in NE West Sussex: designated a new town in 1956. Pop: 100 547 (2001)

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Thousands of homes in parts of Crawley have water supply issues and a number of roads have flooded after what police are describing as a "significant" leak.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mr. Stevens will never shed having played the dreamy Matthew Crawley on “Downton Abbey,” but he appears to be having the time of his life playing this variant of Dr. Evil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Tongue removed both Marsh and Crawley before he combined with Sonny Baker to tear through the middle order, the latter finishing with 2-39, while Sunrisers opener Ryan Rickelton was left stranded on 54 not out.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Downton Abbey” welcomed Tom Branson, a working-class Irishman, into their home and family when the youngest Crawley daughter, Sybil, eloped with him.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

“Mr. Crawley is here, Mrs. de Winter,” said the clerk, “would you speak to him?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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