Pease Pottage was a village in West Sussex, England just outside the town of Crawley. It was notable for being Melanie Bush's home town. (TV: Terror of the Vervoids) Her home address was 36 Downview Crescent. (PROSE: Business Unusual; AUDIO: The Juggernauts, The Wrong Doctors) The village was apparently close to Brighton, as Mel once had a summer job there, but still lived at home. (PROSE: Business Unusual) In 1758, Stapleton Petherbridge was born in Pease Pottage. In 1812, Jedediah Thurwell was born in Pease Pottage. In 1884, Muriel Wilberforce was born in Pease Pottage.