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During World War II, RAF Leighton Buzzard, a secret communications facility described as "the largest telephone exchange in the world", was located to the south of Stanbridge Road. Also the headquarters of No. 60 Group RAF , which controlled the air defence radar network across Britain, operated from Oxenden House (now demolished) off ...
The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) is a light railway in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, England. It operates on 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow-gauge track and is just under 3 miles (4.8 km) long.
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RAF Leighton Buzzard was created to be the main Central Exchange and Wireless Telegraph station for the RAF's telephone and telegraph network, which had been established from 1936. [1] The site was chosen for its good wireless reception, proximity to the existing GPO trunk telephone network, and lack of other apparent military significance.
Leighton–Linslade is a civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England.It was formed in 1965 as a merger of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade, which prior to 1965 had been administratively separate urban districts.
Leighton Buzzard railway station serves the towns of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade in the county of Bedfordshire and nearby areas of Buckinghamshire. Actually situated in Linslade, the station is 40 miles (64 km) north west of London Euston and is served by London Northwestern Railway services on the West Coast Main Line .
Leighton Buzzard Corn Exchange, meeting place 1892–1905. Demolished c. 1968. [8] The Local Board initially held its meetings at the Old Town Hall (also known as the Market Hall) in the Market Place in Leighton Buzzard, up until February 1892. [9] From March 1892 until October 1905 meetings were held at the town's Corn Exchange on Lake Street ...
Heath and Reach is a village and civil parish near the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire, England.It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Leighton Buzzard and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Woburn and adjoins the county boundary with Buckinghamshire.