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EXTERNAL LINKS RELATING TO THE PARISH OF IFIELD

Below is a list of categorised external links relating to Ifield. Please use the 'contact us' link in the links bar above if you have any relevant links to share and would like to see them on this page.

 

Aerial images | Walks around the Parish | History Articles relating to the Parish | Parish development diaries | Sport in Ifield | Parish Videos

 

 

Aerial images of the Parish:

 

24/08/2025 227 images taken around Ifield Green & Village over the course of 7 (ATC authorised) flights
11/07/2025 316 aerial images taken around Ifield Brook Meadows & Village
25/06/2025 63 aerial images taken from above the 11th tee at Ifield Golf Club
13/06/2025 64 aerial images from Ifield Millpond, near Lea Close in Gossops Green
16/05/2025 74 aerial photographs taken from Dobbins Pond in Ifield West
30/03/2025 65 aerial images from a field west of Ifield Golf Course
16/12/2024 64 images?from above Bewbush West playing fields
27/10/2024 66 aerial images from above Bewbush Green Cricket Field
30/07/2024 58 aerial photographs taken from the Millpond area with lunchtime light
19/07/2024 41 aerial images from above Ifield Golf Club in Ifield
27/05/2023 35 aerial photographs taken from the Millpond area with evening light
24/05/2023 24 aerial images taken at around 7am at Ifield Millpond.
16/07/2022 18 aerial images taken from east of Smugglers Lane between Ifield & Lambs Green close to the Ancient Parish boundary
18/04/2021 17 aerial images from a field west of Ifield Golf Course
06/08/2020 31 aerial images at sunset from above Ifield Golf Club
24/03/2020 19 aerial images from above Ifield Golf Club
23/05/2019 19 aerial images looking in all directions from above Stoneycroft football field, west of Ifield West
01/04/2019 13 aerial images from above the footpath between Ifield West & Lambs Green
01/04/2019 23 aerial images from a field west of Ifield Golf Course
26/02/2019 17 aerial images from close to Ifield Millpond in Gossops Green
26/02/2019 16 aerial images from Rusper Road Playing Fields
04/06/2017 11 aerial images looking in all directions from above Ewhurst & Rusper Road Playing Fields
18/04/2017 6 aerial images looking in all directions from above Stoneycroft football field, west of Ifield West
04/10/2015 7 aerial images at Ifield Millpond
11/07/2015 8 aerial images from Ifield Brook Meadows
01/06/2015 20 aerial images from various locations in Ifield throughout June 2015
12/05/2015 6 aerial images from close to Ifield Golf Club
06/12/2014 4 aerial images from close to Ifield Golf Club

 

Walks around the Parish:

 

16/07/2025 A five and a half mile circular walk from Ifield West to The Plough via Ifield Wood (65 pictures)
22/06/2025 Save West of Ifield awareness walk (30 pictures)
19/06/2025 A 16 mile walk as close as possible to the pre 1933 boundary of the Parish of Ifield (149 pictures)
13/06/2025 Early morning and lunchtime at Ifield Millpond (40 pictures)
02/05/2025 Birds and Babies at the Millpond and Water Gardens (48 pictures)
22/04/2025 A 5 mile circular walk to Burlands Copse in Ifield Wood from Ifield West (74 pictures)
16/03/2025 An hour at Ifield Millpond (47 pictures)
11/08/2024 An 8 mile walk from Ifield West to Rusper via The Mount and back via Lambs Green (63 pictures)
29/07/2024 A very early morning walk from Three Bridges to Ifield West (92 pictures)
20/05/2024 A walk from Ifield West to Crawley Town Centre and back (80 pictures)
08/12/2023 Ifield Village, Rusper Road & Ifield Mill (54 picrures)
29/10/2023 After the storm. Ifield Millpond after hours of heavy rain (51 pictures)
16/09/2023 Plough to Plough - Ifield To Rusper. A 7 mile Save West of Ifield walk (104 pictures)
26/08/2023 A 7.5 mile walk around Ifield Wood, Ifield Common, Prestwood Lane and The Mount (92 pictures)
10/06/2023 Babies and birds at Ifield Millpond (92 pictures)
21/05/2023 A walk from Ifield West to Gatwick and back (58 pictures)
10/12/2022 Hyde Hill Woods (38 pictures)
24/07/2022 Ifield Brook Meadows (34 pictures)
16/07/2022 The Lambs Green Loop; a circular walk from Ifield to Lambs Green and back (50 pictures)
21/06/2022 A solstice evening walk from Ifield West to Ifield Church and back (26 pictures)
15/04/2022 Ifield Millpond (43 pictures)
20/01/2022 Ifield Millpond (23 pictures)
30/05/2021 A 6.5 mile evening walk from Ifield Golf Course to Martyrs Farm (56 pictures)
29/03/2021 West of Ifield/Brook Meadows/Golf Course (101 pictures)
27/03/2021 West of Ifield/Brook Meadows (51 pictures)
09/03/2021 A 7.5 mile walk around Ifield & Langley Green (86 pictures)
27/02/2021 Ifield Millpond, Bewbush Water Gardens, Dobbins Pond (77 pictures)
08/02/2021 Ifield in the snow (70 pictures)
22/01/2021 Ifield Millpond (38 pictures)
06/08/2020 Ifield Millpond (29 pictures)
11/07/2020 A 10.5 mile walk Ifield>Lambs Green>Rusper>Russ Hill>Prestwood>The Mount>Ifield (105 pictures)
06/06/2020 Dobbins Ducklings, Dobbins Pond (23 pictures)
31/05/2020 An 8.5 mile bike ride from Ifield to Gatwick and back (36 pictures)
24/05/2020 Feeding the birds at Ifield Millpond (44 pictures)
23/05/2020 A 7 mile walk - Ifield>Goffs Park>Southgate West>Broadfield>Ifield (167 pictures)
19/05/2020 A short ride around Ifield (23 pictures)
21/04/2020 The Lambs Green loop. A 4.25 mile circular walk between Ifield & Lambs Green (74 pictures)
07/04/2020 Ifield Wood (to Burlands Copse), including some long distance views over Crawley & Gatwick (77 pictures)
05/04/2020 Ifield Brook Meadows and Village (108 pictures)
24/03/2020 Ifield Golf Course, The Grove, Hyde Hill Woods (77 pictures)
22/03/2020 Sunday morning walk: Ifield - Gossops Green - Millpond - Water Gardens (107 pictures)
18/01/2020 Landscape and bird life at Ifield Mill Pond (38 pictures)
09/11/2019 Ifield Millpond: Scenery and wildlife (including a couple from Dobbins Pond) (33 pictures)
14/05/2019 Baby birds at Ifield Millpond (88 pictures)
29/04/2019 Ifield, Ifield Green, Ifield Village & Ifield Brook Meadows (48 pictures)
26/02/2019 Misty Millpond sunrise at Ifield Millpond (37 pictures)
03/02/2019 Sunny Sunday at Ifield Millpond (47 pictures)
23/06/2018 Saturday walk. Ifield>Goffs Park>Southgate and back (63 pictures)
10/06/2018 Wild birds and their babies at Ifield Millpond (15 pictures)
26/05/2018 Ifield Brook Meadows, Ifield Green & Ifield Village (72 pictures)
22/04/2018 Ifield, Gossops Green & Millpond (40 pictures)
20/04/2018 An evening walk around Ifield Wood. (31 pictures)
27/01/2018 Ifield Brook Meadows, Village & Green (30 pictures)
31/12/2017 Hyde Hill Woods (20 pictures)
16/12/2017 Sunrise at Ifield Millpond (54 pictures)
05/11/2017 A sunny morning in Ifield West (56 pictures)
10/06/2017 A 10 mile bike ride: Ifield>Ifield Wood>The Mount>Venters>Rusper>Lambs Green>Kilnwood End (55 pictures)
14/05/2017 Ifield Millpond (26 pictures)
30/04/2017 A walk from Ifield Church to Ifield Wood and back (105 pictures)
25/04/2017 Hyde Hill Woods, Ifield Golf Course and views from Hyde Hill (48 pictures)
04/12/2016 Dobbins Pond and Ifield Millpond (59 pictures)
01/12/2016 Frosty mornings in Ifield West (24 pictures taken throughout December)
06/11/2016 A sunny morning in Ifield Green (68 pictures)
26/10/2016 Ifield Village and Church (51 pictures)
23/10/2016 Dobbins Pond and nearby (16 pictures)
30/05/2016 Ifield Mill Pond (28 pictures)
22/05/2016 Ifield Mill Pond (8 pictures)
05/04/2016 Sunset over Ifield Golf course (13 pictures)
17/01/2016 Ifield West in the snow (17 pictures)
03/09/2015 Evening sky over Ifield golf course (13 pictures & 1 video)
28/07/2015 The Ifield side of the Millpond is now open (33 pictures)
18/06/2015 Gossops Green side of Ifield Millpond after the works (32 pictures)
07/06/2015 Dobbins Pond (14 pictures)
04/05/2015 Ifield Brook Meadows (49 pictures)
01/01/1988 Flooding at Ifield Brook Meadows c.1988 (6 pictures)
01/01/1987 Ifield Brook Meadows (9 pictures taken between 1985 & 1987)
01/01/1985 Parham Road area, Ifield (9 pictures taken c.1985)

 

History articles relating to features in the Parish (see also The Parish Map):

 

- Arun Valley Railway Line: The original 1838 plans for the Arun Valley line had it passing through Lowfield Heath, County Oak, Langley Green and Ifield. This is a study of those plans, illustrated with 46 maps showing the proposed route.
- Crawley Ambulance Station: 1970-2018: The now abandoned Ambulance Station. Illustrated with seventeen pictures
- Crawley Bypass (A23) construction - 3 aerial photographs from 1937: 3 aerial photos taken during the latter stages of the A23 Crawley bypass construction project as it cuts through the Ancient Parish
- Crawley from the air 1920 to 1954 - 44 aerial photographs: 44 aerial photos taken between 1920 and 1954, many of which show the development of the early new town neighbourhoods.
- Gossops Green: Woldhurstlea - Then and now: 12 historic and 16 contemporary photographs of Woldhurstlea Estate in Gossops Green
- Ifield Mill House. Then and now: 4 aerial photographs of Ifield Millhouse and pond taken in 1939, and a 2015 comparison photo from a similar angle.
- Ifield Steam Mill: The history of Ifield's early Victorian Steam Mill on Ifield Green.
- Ifield Water Mill - 1890's to 1990's : 16 photographs of Ifield watermill from the 1890's to the 1990's
- Iron Industry in Crawley, The: A history of the town's 2,400 year old Iron Industry and a look at the surviving features. Illustrated with multiple images, maps & lidar scans
- Rusper Road from the air. 1930's: A single photograph taken looking north along Rusper Road in Ifield during the 30's. A second, marked, copy of the photograph has been added to act as a key.
- Toponymy of Crawley, The - Why is it called that?: This study examines the origins of the names of your neighbourhood, your town, your county or your region. Illustrated with sixty pictures
- West of Ifield non-designated heritage assets: An examination of multiple visible non-designated heritage assets to be found on the land in danger of becoming the 'West of Ifield' housing development. Illustrated with countless pictures and 42 maps/Lidar images

 

Picture diaries of developments occurring within the Parish:

 

- Dobbins Place: A diary of photos from the now completed Dobbins Place development Ifield West, overlooking the pond. Starting in 2018 from before the development commenced and ending in 2019 on completion of the works, with some earlier photos of the site prior to commencement
- Dobbins Pond: A diary of photos from the now completed Dobbins Pond regeneration in Ifield West that took place during 2014. Also included are a few more recent pictures to show how it has now settled down
- Gables Nursing Home: 17 photos of the derelict Gables Nursing Home taken on 12 May 2024
- Ifield Millpond: A 65 photo development diary of the dam repair work and area regeneration of Ifield Millpond. Starting in 2014 whilst the work was underway and ending in 2019 on completion of the works
- Maples: A diary of photos from the Maples development on Rusper Road in Ifield, opposite the entrance to the Golf Course. Starting in 2017 from before the development commenced.
- Summerswood: A diary of photos from the now completed Summerswood development on Rusper Road in Ifield, between Arthur Road & the Golf Course. Starting in 2014 from before the development commenced and ending in 2019 on completion of the works

 

Sport in Ifield:

 

22/06/2020 Ifield Golf Club: 93 photos from a Macmillan Cancer Support charity event
26/05/2019 Ifield Cricket Club: A cricket match on Ifield Green

 

Videos taken within the Parish:

 

Aerial (11/07/2025) A 90 second aerial pass by of the entire length of Ifield Brook Meadows
Aerial (11/07/2025) St Margaret's Church, Ifield, A 30 second fly past
Aerial (11/07/2025) A montage of over eight and a half minutes of aerial footage taken above the fields of Ifield Court Farm, west of Ifield Brook and Ifield Brook Meadows
Aerial (18/02/2025) 21 minutes of the Sun rising over Ifield Millpond compressed into a 25 second timelapse video
Aerial (29/04/2023) West of Ifield from the air. AT THREAT OF DEVELOPMENT 29 April 2023
Aerial (06/08/2020) Ifield Golf Course - A 360 degree sunset panorama 6 August 2020
Aerial (11/04/2017) Before The Maples (2) 11 April 2017
Aerial (06/11/2016) Autumn at Ifield Brook Meadows from the air 6 Nov 2016
Aerial (14/07/2016) Ifield Golf course - Sunsets over Leith Hill and views of Ifield West 14 July 2016
Aerial (04/10/2015) Ifield Millpond 4 Oct 2015
Aerial (25/09/2015) Evening Sun and English Countryside 25 Sept 2015
Aerial (01/09/2015) St Margaret's Church Sept 2015
Aerial (06/06/2015) Before The Maples 6 June 2015
Aerial (01/06/2015) A birds eye view of Ifield Brook Meadows Summer 2015
Aerial (06/12/2014) A clear frosty morning in Ifield. 6 December 2014
Aerial (29/11/2014) Some aerial views of Ifield from 29 November 2014
Miscellaneous Flooding on Rusper Road Ifield on Christmas Eve 2013
Miscellaneous Ifield and Crawley Sept 1968 - Rare footage from Crawley High Street, Ifield Village & Ifield Drive. Extracted from old cine film of a wedding
Miscellaneous Ifield Millpond spillway Christmas Eve 2015 - An unusually heavy flow
Miscellaneous Ifield streams after very heavy rainfall 3 Jan 2016
Miscellaneous A video of the waterwheel in action at Ifield Mill - The oldest working mill in West Sussex to still use it's original (500 year old) power source
Wildlife A deer in a front garden in Ifield West
Wildlife Mummy duck teaching her five ducklings how to dive for dinner on Ifield Millpond
Wildlife Ten baby ducks on Dobbins Pond, Ifield
Wildlife A gosling with it's parents, swimming, walking and feeding at Ifield Millpond
Wildlife Lots of Geese on Ifield Millpond

 

 

 

An 'Ancient Ifield' Exhibition was held at Crawley Museum between 5 June and 5 July 2025. The posters that were on display at this exhibition can be downloaded from here. The video that was shown, including a version with an alternative soundtrack, along with the trailer used to promote it can be viewed here.

 

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