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Luton, Bedfordshire, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse town of 203,201 people. [1] It's primarily urban, with a population density of 4,696/km 2 (12,160/sq mi). Luton has seen several waves of immigration. In the early part of the 20th century, there was internal migration of Irish and Scottish people to the town.
The Luton/Dunstable urban area, according to the Office for National Statistics, is the conurbation (continuous built up area) including the settlements of Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, in Bedfordshire, East of England.
Luton (/ ˈ l uː t ən / ⓘ) [7] is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England.The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census. [5] [8]Luton is on the River Lea, 32 miles (50 km) north-west of London, [9] 18 miles (29 km) north-west of Hertford, 20 miles (32 km) south of Bedford [9] and 23 miles (37 km) south-east of Milton Keynes.
Luton's first elected local authority was a local board established in 1850, prior to which the town had been administered by the parish vestry. [5] The town became a municipal borough in 1876 governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Luton', generally known as the corporation, town council or borough council.
A map of Luton's 19 wards. This is a list of places in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Luton is a large town, 30 miles (50 km) north of London – one of the largest in England without city status. Over the years Luton has expanded, taking in former neighbouring villages and hamlets, as well as by the construction of new estates and localities.
Bury Park is an area of Luton, Bedfordshire, England.It is located 1 mile north west of the town centre on the A505 road to Dunstable.The area is roughly bounded by Claremont Road and Highfield Road to the north, Telford Way to the south, Hatters Way to the west, and the Midland Main Line to the east.
Limbury is a suburb of Luton, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England, and was formerly a village before Luton expanded around it.The area is roughly bounded by Bramingham Road to the north, Marsh Road to the south, Bramingham Road to the west, and Catsbrook Road, Runfold Avenue, Grosvenor Road, Bancroft Road and Blundell Road to the east.
High Town Matters was an occasional newspaper, published by anti-racism organisation Hope Not Hate, and delivered free of charge to homes and meeting places in High Town. [69] Living Luton TV was an internet television channel for the town, based on Midland Road and run as a Community Interest Company. It existed from 2014 to 2017. [70]