Faygate

{{Short description|Village in West Sussex, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image = The Holmbush Inn, Faygate Lane (2) - geograph.org.uk - 1289497.jpg

| static_image_caption = The Holmbush Inn, Faygate Lane

| coordinates = {{coord|51.09448|-0.26189|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Faygate

| population =

| civil_parish = Colgate

| shire_district = Horsham

| shire_county = West Sussex

| region = South East England

| constituency_westminster = Horsham

| post_town = Horsham

| postcode_district = RH12 4

| postcode_area = RH

| dial_code = 01293

| os_grid_reference = TQ218342

}}

Faygate is a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A264 road 3.4 miles (5.4 km) south west of Crawley. 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.

The village of Faygate is directly north west of Colgate, across the A264 road and west of Kilnwood Vale. Other nearby settlements include Lambs Green, Rusper and Pease Pottage.

The name Faygate was first recorded in 1614.*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18434 British History Online; Rusper parish].

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