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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.
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.
The Luton & Dunstable urban area is considered part of the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Sub Region, part of the East of England. the East of England Regional Spatial Strategy has outlined the identified the urban area for growth, as part of the Sustainable Communities Plan. It is also considered part of the London Commuter Belt. [2] [3]
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.
It consists of the northern portion of the town of Luton, excluding Stopsley. One constituency other than Luton North includes Luton ; Luton South . Both cover a similar housing profile [ n 3 ] [ 3 ] and economic ambit that have seen house prices increase above the national average since 1997, two periods of relatively high numbers of the ...
Wigmore is a suburb of Luton about 2 miles (3.2 km) east north-east of the town centre, and a ward of the Borough of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The suburb is roughly bounded by Telscombe Way and Someries Hill to the north, Wigmore Park to the south, Buckingham Drive and Wigmore Lane to the west, and rural ...