New Town, Luton

Ceremonial countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLUTONPostcode districtLU1Dialling code01582PoliceBedfordshireFireBedfordshire and LutonAmbulanceEast of England UK Parliament 51°52′15″N 0°24′49″W / 51.8708°N 0.4135°W / 51.8708; -0.4135

New Town is a district of Luton, just south east of the town centre, in Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Castle Street and London Road to the west, Seymour Road to the east, New Town Street to the north, and Cutenhoe Road to the south.

Local area

Castle Street was the site of a medieval castle.^[1] The district has characteristic pubs and has traditionally been a working class area of the town.^{[citation needed]} To alleviate the housing shortage of the 1960s several multi-story flats were built and an industrial park was added in the 1980s to attract new industries.^{[citation needed]} The ring road, which passes nearby, was created at the same time to ease traffic congestion from the M1 motorway to the ever expanding Luton Airport.

Politics

New Town is part of South ward, which is represented by Cllr David Agbley (Labour), Cllr Fatima Begum (Labour) and Cllr Javeria Hussain (Labour).^[2]

The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour).

Local newspapers

Two weekly newspapers cover New Town, although they are not specific to the area.

• Herald and Post^[3]
• Luton News^[4]

Local attractions

Bramingham Woods Chiltern Hills Dunstable Downs The Hat Factory Leagrave Park Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Luton Hoo Luton Museum & Art Gallery Mossman Collection Someries castle Stockwood Craft Museum Stockwood Park Wardown Park Waulud's Bank Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Whipsnade Wildlife Park Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park Wrest Park Gardens

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