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Leighton Buzzard (/ ˈ l eɪ t ən ˈ b ʌ z ər d / ⓘ LAY-tən BUZ-ərd) is a market town in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border.
Leighton–Linslade (Leighton–Linslade → Central Bedfordshire → Bedfordshire → East of England → England → United Kingdom) Camera location 51° 54′ 58.3″ N, 0° 39′ 44″ W
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 ...
On 1 April 1965 the parish was merged with Leighton Buzzard to form "Leighton-Linslade". [17] There was a minor adjustment (19 acres) to the boundary with neighbouring Soulbury at the same time. [18] In administrative terms, Linslade and Leighton Buzzard have been administered together as Leighton-Linslade since 1965.
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Since 1974 the parish has had a town council performing parish-level functions. The name Leighton-Linslade is generally only used in a local government context as the name of the parish and its town council. The built-up area is called Leighton Buzzard, which name is also used for postal addresses across the built-up area, including in Linslade.
The A4146 is an A-class road in England running from (near) M1 junction 14 at Milton Keynes, around Linslade and Leighton Buzzard as far as the A505 to Dunstable. Route [ edit ]
Hockliffe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire on the crossroads of the A5 road which lies upon the course of the Roman road known as Watling Street and the A4012 and B5704 roads. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Leighton Buzzard. Nearby places are Heath and Reach, Eggington, Stanbridge, Battlesden, Toddington, Tebworth and Tilsworth.